Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen Before Their Meeting
FOREIGN MINISTER MEKONNEN: To start off, Secretary of State, we are happy to receive you here in Addis Ababa today. It’s our honor and a privilege to have such a…
CFPB Sues ACE Cash Express for Concealing No-Cost Repayment Plans and Improperly Withdrawing Consumers’ Funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit today accusing payday lender ACE Cash Express of concealing free repayment plans from struggling borrowers. Because of ACE’s…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mekonnen
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen today to discuss…
Federal Regulators Fine Bank of America $225 Million Over Botched Disbursement of State Unemployment Benefits at Height of Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Bank of America $100 million for botching the disbursement of state unemployment benefits at the height of the pandemic.…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today to discuss a range of issues critical to…
CFPB Orders Hyundai to Pay $19 Million for Widespread Credit Reporting Failures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) penalized Hyundai Capital America (Hyundai) for repeatedly providing inaccurate information to nationwide credit reporting companies and failing to take proper…
Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to the Republic of Korea
Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Seoul March 16-18 to advance U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) public and private cooperation in furthering…
CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an analysis of how actions announced by the three largest national consumer reporting companies – Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion…
$331 Million in New Humanitarian Assistance for Ethiopia
Today I am announcing more than $331 million in new humanitarian assistance for Ethiopia in FY 2023 through the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development. This…
CFPB, DOJ Order Trident Mortgage Company to Pay More Than $22 Million for Deliberate Discrimination Against Minority Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took action to end Trident Mortgage Company’s intentional discrimination against families living in majority-minority…