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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not prioritize enforcement or supervision actions for entities that do not satisfy future deadlines to submit registration information under the regulation titled "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders".

The published data contain loan-level information filed by financial institutions and modified to protect consumer privacy.

The Bureau will keep its enforcement and supervision resources focused on pressing threats to consumers, particularly servicemen and veterans.

On January 31, 2025, President Trump designated Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

The CFPB ordered the international remittance company Wise to pay nearly $2.5 million for a series of illegal actions.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual list of consumer reporting companies.

The CFPB published a report showing that U.S. servicemembers pay higher costs and face greater financial risks when taking out credit to buy a car.

A letter written by Seth Frotman, CFPB General Counsel, to the Representative John J. Lawn, Jr. and the Senator John J. Cronin of the Massachusetts State Legislature.

A letter written by Seth Frotman, CFPB General Counsel, to Representative Brian Mulder of the South Dakota State Legislature.

A letter written by Seth Frotman, CFPB General Counsel, to Senator Wlnsvey Campos and the Representative Nathan Sosa of the Oregon State Legislature.

A letter written by Seth Frotman, CFPB General Counsel, to Senator Marcus Riccelli and Representative Joe Timmons of the Washington State Legislature.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released two reports looking at national rental payment data from September 2021 to November 2024.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report about financial outcomes for cash-out refinance mortgage borrowers.

The CFPB published a report showing that the rate of auto repossessions at the end of 2022 surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

The CFPB took action against Equifax, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for its failure to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes.

The CFPB took action against Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corporation for discriminatory mortgage lending activities that discouraged homebuyers from applying to Draper for homes in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the greater Chicago and Boston areas.

The CFPB ordered the American Honda Finance Corporation to pay $12.8 million for reporting inaccurate information that affected the credit reports of 300,000 people.

The CFPB ordered Block, the operator of the peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, to refund consumers $120 million and pay a penalty of $55 million.

The CFPB took action to resolve its case against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts for unlawfully filing defective debt collection lawsuits to collect on private student loan debt.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and General Counsel Seth Frotman published an article in the Harvard Journal on Legislation examining state enforcement as a federal legislative tool.

The CFPB sued Capital One for cheating millions of consumers out of more than $2 billion in interest.

The CFPB released a study finding one fifth of consumers used Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans in 2022, and many held simultaneous loans from multiple lenders.

The CFPB found significant differences in the likelihood that homeowners with a mortgage are adequately insured against flooding based on location and income and assets.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would stop financial companies from forcing Americans to choose between participating in the financial system or giving up their rights, including those guaranteed by the Constitution.