The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) has seen significant changes since President Donald Trump fired former Director ...

Republicans have long targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for elimination. It survives, for now, but has ...

FirstCash to pay $9 million in refunds and penalties for illegal pawn loans to servicemembers CFPB lawsuit alleged loans ...

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protections Bureau has reached a settlement with pawn shop chain owner FirstCash Inc and its subsidiaries for alleged violations of the Military Lending Act, the consumer ...

A coalition of consumer groups sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and acting Director Russell Vought for refusing ...

CFPB ordered Navy Federal in November 2024 to pay $80 million to service members unfairly charged overdraft fees. CFPB terminated that mandate this month.

In November 2023, the CFPB reached a $105,000 settlement with Townstone following a court victory that had upheld the agency’s right to regulate how lenders market mortgages.

The settlement required Townstone to pay a $105,000 penalty to the CFPB’s victims relief fund and prohibited the mortgage lender from engaging in any actions that violate ECOA.

Fast Company reached out to Townstone for comment. In its settlement in 2024, it admitted no wrongdoing. The CFPB’s latest response. After reviewing the settlement, the bureau stated in a press ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking to vacate a settlement reached with Townstone Financial, a small Midwest mortgage firm, following what it describes ...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protections Bureau has reached a settlement with pawn shop chain owner FirstCash Inc and its subsidiaries for alleged violations of the Military Lending Act ...