Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Fair Collections & Outsourcing and Michael E. Sobota
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in the District of Maryland against FCO Holding, Inc. and its subsidiaries,…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and South Carolina File Suit against brokers of High-Interest Credit Offers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) and the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (South Carolina) today filed a lawsuit in federal district court in the District…
CFPB Announces Advisory Committee Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen L. Kraninger today announced the appointment of members to the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union…
Publication of Final Rule on Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases
The Department of State is committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States for both immigrant and nonimmigrant travelers. The Department of State published a Final Rule regarding increases…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Final HMDA Rule to Provide Relief to Smaller Institutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today issued a rule which finalizes certain aspects of its May 2019 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Arriola
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met yesterday with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Julio Arriola. Secretary Blinken noted that Paraguay is…
CFPB Announces Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today announced that it will establish a taskforce to examine ways to harmonize and modernize federal consumer financial laws. The Taskforce…
FTC, Justice Department, and European Commission Hold Third U.S.- EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, and Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager of the European Commission met today in…
Targeting Syrian and Lebanese Illicit Drug Traffickers
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s family members and associates rely on the illicit drug trade to fund his regime’s violent oppression and abuse of the Syrian people. Today, the United States…
CFPB Private Education Loan Ombudsman Issues 2019 Annual Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) Private Education Loan Ombudsman issued today the 2019 Annual Report showing that from September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2019 the…