April 28, 2025

Consumer Complaints Filed With CFPB Soar in 1Q25

Two operators of peer-to-peer lending platforms, Block and Early Warning Services, saw an unusual surge in consumer complaints filed with the CFPB during the first quarter. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

CFPB Realigns Supervision and Examination Priorities

The bureau intends to focus on “actual fraud,” where there are identifiable victims with measurable damages as opposed to matters based on the bureau’s perception that consumers made “wrong” choices. Read More

CFPB Looks to Operate With Reduced Staff

Despite court orders halting some of the Trump administration’s changes to the CFPB, vast changes are in the works. Read More

CFPB Employees in Limbo Amid Legal Battles

The Trump administration’s planned reduction-in-force would terminate more than 1,400 employees at the bureau, reducing the agency’s workforce to around 200 employees. Read More

White House Orders End of Disparate-Impact Analysis

The executive order aligns with the bureau’s 2025 supervision and enforcement priorities. Read More

Lawsuit Regarding DOGE Access at CFPB Moves Forward

The bureau is entangled in a lawsuit that alleges the agency authorized DOGE employees to access computer systems containing sensitive information. Read More

Same-Sex Couples Face Higher Denial Rates for Mortgages

Population density, the type of lender and creditworthiness all appear to be factors affecting denial rate disparities between same-sex and opposite-sex couples applying for loans. Read More

Other News in Brief

The bureau’s credit card late fee final rule is officially dead; CFPB plans to revoke advisory opinion reminding collectors of medical debt of their FDCPA obligations; CFPB ends a lawsuit against a company and its CEO; new working papers from the CFPB. Read More

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Consumer Complaints Filed With CFPB Soar in 1Q25

CFPB Realigns Supervision and Examination Priorities

CFPB Looks to Operate With Reduced Staff

CFPB Employees in Limbo Amid Legal Battles

White House Orders End of Disparate-Impact Analysis

Lawsuit Regarding DOGE Access at CFPB Moves Forward

Same-Sex Couples Face Higher Denial Rates for Mortgages

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