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

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

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

Trump has directed federal agencies to slash regulation, but some are going further. The CFPB isn’t simply changing rules ...

The lights are on at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau across the street from the White House, and employees still get ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

In a surprise move this week, however, the CFPB asked a court to undo its settlement and dismiss the case, claiming it had discovered “significant undisclosed problems” with the investigation ...