News Topic: Enforcement actions

If the court agrees to hear the case, its conservative majority could make it easier for a president to fire a CFPB director, though other outcomes are possible. ... Read full article

The Florida banks had spent years addressing credit quality and capital issues. ... Read full article

There were signs Kathy Kraninger would continue a rollback of consent orders and investigations, but many observers see an aggressive approach reminiscent of the Obama era. ... Read full article

The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products. ... Read full article

Public orders are an effective way to discourage violations of consumer protection law, the bureau's director said at a credit union conference. ... Read full article

The CFPB ordered Texas money transmitter Maxi to pay a $500,000 fine for allegedly deceiving consumers by saying the company is not responsible for errors made by agents. ... Read full article

Asset Recovery Associates told borrowers that it could sue them, garnish their wages and place liens against their homes, according to a consent order by the consumer bureau. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Administration updated its lender certification proposal originally issued this past May, as it looks to ease industry concerns on False Claims Act enforcement. ... Read full article

The broker and the companies he operated allegedly induced veterans to hand over their federal benefits in violation of the law. ... Read full article

“It wouldn't be unusual” for the Federal Reserve to work alongside private-sector operators in the creation of a U.S. real-time payments system, its chairman said. ... Read full article

State and federal authorities say the network of firms in upstate New York sought debts that consumers weren't obligated to pay and impersonated government officials, among other things. ... Read full article

The bank regulators extended a moratorium for the proprietary trading ban for certain affiliates of foreign banks by an additional two years. ... Read full article

Freedom Debt Relief claimed it could negotiate on consumers’ behalf with creditors that in fact avoided dealing with debt settlement companies, the agency alleges. ... Read full article

The CFPB did not file any fair-lending enforcement actions in the 2018 fiscal year and did not refer any Equal Credit Opportunity Act violations to the Department of Justice. ... Read full article

The ban, which came to light Monday, will remain in effect until either the final disposition of Stephen Calk’s court case or until it is terminated by Comptroller Joseph Otting. ... Read full article

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty in a New York mortgage fraud case — state charges that are beyond the reach of a presidential pardon. ... Read full article

The little-known unit was launched in the wake of efforts by the CFPB and HUD to cut back on fair-lending activities, but the reach of the 10-month-old office is still unclear. ... Read full article

The Citigroup mortgage unit is not the first lender to be tripped up by California law requiring the interest payments on escrow impound accounts. ... Read full article