Enforcement actions

CFPB targets lead aggregator for steering consumers toward void loans

09/06/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined a California-based lead aggregator and its owner hundreds of dollars for allegedly directing consumers towards illegal loans that would be void in their states.

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How this bank’s anti-laundering blunders became a ‘sales tool’

09/05/17

Nothing like revelations of a client’s Ponzi scheme that lead to your bank paying $4 million in anti-money-laundering fines. That’s what happened at Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust, but its CEO argues its compliance overhaul has given the bank a competitive advantage in cosmopolitan New York and South Florida.

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Wells phony accounts scandal widens; Cordray stays mum

09/01/17

Bank undercounted fake accounts and says it also opened more than 500,000 bill-pay accounts; CFPB director provides “no further insights” on his future.

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Wells opened far more fake accounts than originally estimated

08/31/17

Wells Fargo said Thursday that employees opened 3.5 million potentially unauthorized consumer accounts over a nearly eight-year period, a 67% increase from its earlier estimate.

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CFPB forces exit of credit repair service company

08/31/17

A credit service provider agreed to exit the industry on Wednesday after a yearlong lawsuit with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Can Scott Powell bring stability to Santander’s embattled U.S. auto unit?

08/28/17

Powell downplayed fears about subprime auto lending, saying he aims to improve Santander Consumer's compliance culture, beef up customer services and expand its relationship with Chrysler Capital.

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Clearing another Fed hurdle at Santander Holdings

08/25/17

The Boston company — a division of the Spanish banking giant Banco Santander — announced that the Federal Reserve has terminated a 2014 written agreement barring it from declaring dividends without central bank approval.

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Amex charged higher rates and fees in U.S. territories, CFPB says

08/23/17

American Express charged higher interest rates and annual fees to cardholders in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories than in the U.S., the CFPB said Wednesday.

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CFPB Seeks $183.5M from Aequitas Capital for aiding for-profit college

08/17/17

Regulators reach a $183.5 million deal Thursday to get debt relief to 41,000 students of bankrupt Corinthian Colleges.

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Is Duke too tied to Wells’ mistakes to lead a turnaround?

08/16/17

There are outstanding questions about whether Elizabeth Duke, who has been on Wells Fargo's board since January 2015, is the right person to lead a culture change at a large bank mired in scandals and investigations.

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