On December 17, 2024, amid a flurry of activity by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency released an Issue Spotlight discussing “problems with mortgage companies” that homeowners face “after divorce or...more
Debt collectors operating in California may now submit applications for licensure by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in compliance with the state’s newly enacted Debt Collection Licensing Act...more
Last week, in the wake of CHOICE 2.0 and continued questions regarding the constitutionality of its structure, the CFPB released a special edition of its monthly complaint report. The report contained statistical information...more
The CFPB has issued its May 2017 complaint report highlighting complaints from “older consumers,” who the CFPB defines as consumers who voluntarily reported their age as 62 or older. The CFPB reports that consumers...more
The CFPB’s most recent monthly report on consumer complaints spotlights student loans. The report is a high level snapshot of trends in consumer complaints. The Report provides a summary of the volume of complaints by product...more
The CFPB has issued its April 2017 complaint report that highlights student loan complaints. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Nevada and the Las Vegas metro area....more
On March 28, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released Volume 21 of its Monthly Complaint Report (the “Report”). The purpose of the Report is, in part, to educate consumers and financial institutions on...more
The CFPB has issued its January 2017 complaint report that highlights mortgage complaints. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Tennessee and the Memphis and Nashville metro areas....more
The CFPB has issued its October 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about prepaid cards and complaints from consumers in North Carolina and the Charlotte metro area. The CFPB began taking prepaid card...more
The CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman has released a new “Mid-year update on student loan complaints” that highlights issues related to income-driven repayment plan (IDR) application issues. The update covers complaints...more
As the consumer finance industry is aware, on June 25, 2015, consumer narratives became publicly available on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Consumer Complaint Database. As of Feb. 1, 2016, the Bureau has...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 3 million consumer complaints in 2015 with debt collection topping the list, according to its newly released Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book. The annual report, which...more