News Topic: CFPB

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. is asking CFPB’s top ethics official if the agency has taken steps to ensure Mulvaney is excluded from matters involving banks and other firms that contributed to his campaign when he was a congressman. ... Read full article

Readers weigh in on the action at Wells Fargo’s annual meeting, debate the idea of changing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s name, chime in on a postal banking proposal and more. ... Read full article

The CFPB finalized an amendment to its "Know Before You Owe," mortgage disclosure rule that gives lenders more flexibility to adjust closing cost estimates and pass on those increases to borrowers. ... Read full article

The details about political donations to over a dozen lawmakers raise fresh questions about the payday lending sector's influence in Washington. ... Read full article

The Federal Trade Commission alleges in a lawsuit that the company's "no-hidden-fee" pledge is deceptive. LendingClub says the claims are unwarranted. ... Read full article

Critics of the acting CFPB director have a new line of attack as he takes fire for remarks made at an industry conference earlier this week. ... Read full article

The acting director’s effort to rename the agency is about more than rearranging a few words. ... Read full article

All 12 directors win nearly 90% of the vote, as does long-time auditor KPMG; Mulvaney says records haven’t been vetted by the agency and shouldn’t be released. ... Read full article

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to clarify his philosophy on enforcement, provide details on the high pay for political appointees and answer other questions. ... Read full article

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney announced a trio of significant changes to the CFPB. ... Read full article

The agency's acting chief said hundreds of data breaches justified a halt on collecting information from firms, but experts question that logic. ... Read full article

The legislation would prohibit the CFPB from penalizing institutions that rely in good faith on guidance from the bureau. ... Read full article

If President Trump doesn't name a director before the midterm elections, he could lose his best shot at reshaping the bureau long term. ... Read full article

The costly order against Wells Fargo contains both unexpected good news for the bank and more potential problems for its CEO. ... Read full article

Months after President Trump vowed that Wells Fargo would pay a severe penalty, the CFPB and OCC hit the bank with a $1 billion fine to settle claims it overcharged customers for auto insurance and home loans. ... Read full article

Readers react to the Senate overriding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's auto lending guidance, weigh in on House efforts to reform the Dodd-Frank Act and debate technology being used to replace new branches. ... Read full article

The latest fine from regulators is expected to be leveled against the bank as early as Friday. But it's far from the only penalty it has paid in recent years, and more may be on the way. ... Read full article

The CFPB and OCC are expected to assess a $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo for allegedly overcharging customers for auto insurance and home loans. ... Read full article