FTC Order Requires Motocross and ATV Parts Maker Cycra to Pay for Falsely Claiming Its Products Were Made in USA
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against motocross and ATV parts maker Cycra and its owner, Chad James, for falsely claiming that the company’s products were manufactured in the…
CFPB Provides Guidance to Help Lenders Avoid Discrimination Against Consumers Receiving Disability Income
Bureau Warns Lenders Against Creating Illegal Hurdles for Recipients of Social Security Disability Income WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a bulletin to help…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French Foreign Minister Colonna
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on the margins of the G-7 Ministerial…
CFPB Takes First Action Against ‘Buy-Here, Pay-Here’ Auto Dealer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took its first action against a “buy-here, pay-here” car dealer. The dealer, DriveTime, harmed consumers by making harassing debt collection…
CFPB Proposes Expanded Foreclosure Protections
Proposal Would Provide Surviving Family Members and Other Homeowners with Same Protections as Original Borrower WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed additional measures to ensure…
FTC Testifies Before House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee
The Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce on the agency’s work to protect American consumers from unfair or deceptive practices…
CFPB Issues Statement on Department of Defense’s Military Allotment System Reforms to Protect Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Defense announced critical new protections for servicemembers using the military discretionary allotment system. The changes announced today will preserve the allotment system…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi. Secretary Blinken highlighted…
CFPB Takes Action Against Debt-Settlement Firm
Firm Charged Illegal Upfront Fees to Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has asked a federal district court to enter a consent…
Update on the Situation in Sudan
I welcomed the opportunity April 15 to consult with Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the…