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CFPB Proposes Settlement with Debt Collector for Failing to Investigate Identity Theft Reports

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With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, credit card companies may face increased scrutiny, as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave Uejio recently stated that "credit reports play a huge role in...more

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DOJ confirms termination of Operation Chokepoint; OCC welcomes DOJ statement

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In a letter dated August 16, 2017 to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Stephen Boyd stated that “[a]ll of the [DOJ’s] bank investigations conducted as part of Operation...more

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California DBO Reports on Marketplace Lending Inquiry

The results are in from the California Department of Business Oversight's (DBO) investigation into online marketplace lending....more

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CFPB Targets Pension Lenders in Dodd-Frank Suit

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On August 20, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against two pension...more

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CFPB, DOJ Show Renewed Interest in Pursuing “Redlining” Cases

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Evidence is mounting that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are taking a renewed interest in investigating possible redlining—the practice of lenders charging certain groups...more

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CFPB Targets PayPal’s Consumer Lending Service

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In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, eBay’s PayPal division disclosed that it could be hit with an enforcement lawsuit by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as early as the second...more

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