CFPB Proposes Rule to Promote More Effective Privacy Disclosures
Rule Would Benefit Companies That Limit Consumer Data-Sharing Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed a rule to promote more effective privacy disclosures from financial institutions…
CFPB Spotlights Mortgage Debt Challenges Faced By Older Americans
CFPB Issues Advisory about Managing Mortgage Debt in Retirement WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a snapshot report spotlighting the mortgage debt challenges faced by…
CFPB Study Finds Medical Debt Overly Penalizes Consumer Credit Scores
Study Finds Credit Scores Underestimate Creditworthiness for Consumers Who Owe and Repay Medical Debt WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a research report that found…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Before Their Meeting
PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) Well, Secretary Blinken, first of all, allow me to welcome you back to Japan. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) With the…
CFPB Supervision Report Highlights Risky Practices In Nonbank Markets
Overall CFPB Supervision Activities Return More than $70 Million to 775,000 Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a report highlighting illegal actions uncovered by…
CFPB Takes Action Against RealtySouth for Mortgage Disclosure Violations
Bureau Orders Alabama Realty Firm to Pay $500,000 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered RealtySouth, the largest real estate firm in Alabama, to pay $500,000…
CFPB Launches Inquiry Into Mobile Financial Services
Bureau Focuses on Opportunities and Challenges for Unbanked and Underserved Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is launching an inquiry into the opportunities…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning or almost good afternoon, everyone. The foreign secretary and I have just spent the last almost three days with our G7 colleagues covering pretty much…
CFPB Takes Action Against Illegal Mortgage Referrals
Bureau Orders New Jersey Title Company to Pay $30,000 for Illegal Kickback Scheme WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered a New Jersey company, Stonebridge Title Services…
FTC Sues to Stop the Potentially Illegal Integration of New Orleans Area Hospitals Over Failure to Follow Federal Reporting Law
The Federal Trade Commission sued to stop Louisiana Children’s Medical Center (LCMC) from integrating three competing hospitals in the New Orleans area that it recently acquired, saying LCMC and HCA…