U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to the Gulf
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is traveling to the Gulf on April 11 to support ongoing efforts to secure a new agreement on a comprehensive peace process. After…
CFPB Takes Action Against Springstone Financial for Deceptive Health-Care Credit Enrollment Tactics
Company to Pay $700,000 to Consumers Deceived About Terms of Deferred-Interest Financing for Dental Work WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Springstone Financial, LLC to…
CFPB and New York Department of Financial Services Sue Pension Advance Companies for Deceiving Consumers About Loan Costs
Companies Hid Loan Interest Rates and Fees and Deceived Consumers About Other Terms of the Deal WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York…
CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Report Also Includes In-Depth Look at Consumer Complaints in Los Angeles, Calif. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its monthly consumer complaints snapshot. The report…
Burma Regime Airstrikes – United States Department of State
We are deeply concerned by today’s reports of a Burma military airstrike in the Sagaing region that killed more than 50 people and injured at least 30 people, including children.…
Day 413: war diaries w/Former Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin
There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and…
CFPB Takes Action Against the Two Largest Debt Buyers for Using Deceptive Tactics to Collect Bad Debts
Encore and Portfolio Recovery Associates Must Refund Millions of Dollars and Overhaul Debt Collection and Litigation Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against…
CFPB Sues World Law Group for Charging Illegal Fees and Making False Promises in Debt-Relief Scheme
Lawsuit Names Individuals Responsible for Bilking $67 million from 21,000 Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it has obtained a preliminary injunction against World…
Press Kit for the Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act directed the CFPB to combine certain federal mortgage disclosures that consumers receive when taking out a mortgage. In November 2013, after…
CFPB Releases New Tools as Part of Know Before You Owe Mortgage Initiative
Tools Provide Additional Shopping Help for Consumers as New Mortgage Disclosure Rule Takes Effect WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing new online tools as…