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Injunction Barring CFPB Terminations May be Revised

Industry attorneys said it looks like the full DC Circuit will send the National Treasury Employees Union lawsuit against the CFPB back to the district court, mandating a revision of the preliminary injunction. Read More

Industry Seeks More Changes to CFPB Complaint Portal

The Mortgage Bankers Association said the CFPB consumer database should not act as an alternative to leaving reviews on Google, Yelp or the Better Business Bureau. Read More

CFPB Looks Set to Resume Enforcement Activity

Chris Willis, a partner at the law firm of Troutman Pepper Locke, said the CFPB is likely to resume investigations into pending enforcement actions. Read More

States Expected to Increase Enforcement Activity

Industry attorneys see 2025 as a “ramp up period” as certain states look to fill the federal enforcement void. Read More

Colony Ridge Settlement Faces Opposition in Court

Consumer advocates said Texas-based developer Colony Ridge’s $68 million proposed settlement with the DOJ and the state’s AG doesn’t provide relief for the harmed consumers. Read More

New York Proposes Sweeping Regulations of BNPL Products

If enacted as proposed, the rule would impose substantial regulatory requirements onto buy now, pay later providers. Read More

OCC Ends Collection of Some Fair Housing Data

The regulator said the Fair Housing Home Loan Data System regulation was obsolete and largely duplicative of and inconsistent with other data collection regimes. Read More

Fair Lending Enforcement Reduces Mortgage Discrimination

A paper published by the Federal Reserve found that legal action in fair lending reduced disparities in mortgage application denials and originations between white and Black borrowers. Read More

Other News in Brief

The CFPB will receive $134 million from CashCall after Supreme Court declines to take up the lender’s petition; bill moves forward in House that would remove the CFPB director’s voting ability on the FDIC board; NYC adopts new debt collection consumer protections. Read More

Inside the CFPB

March 9, 2026

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Injunction Barring CFPB Terminations May be Revised

Industry Seeks More Changes to CFPB Complaint Portal

CFPB Looks Set to Resume Enforcement Activity

States Expected to Increase Enforcement Activity

Colony Ridge Settlement Faces Opposition in Court

New York Proposes Sweeping Regulations of BNPL Products

OCC Ends Collection of Some Fair Housing Data

Fair Lending Enforcement Reduces Mortgage Discrimination

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