Omni Financial of Nevada, Inc.
On December 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Omni Financial of Nevada, Inc.
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On December 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Omni Financial of Nevada, Inc.
On December 22, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Santander Consumer USA Inc. (Santander). Santander, a subsidiary of Banco Santander S.A., is a leading originator and servicer of nonprime auto loans and leases.
On December 22, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against Discover Bank, The Student Loan Corporation, and Discover Products, Inc. (collectively, Discover). Discover Bank, headquartered in Greenwood, Delaware, is an insured depository institution that provides and services private student loans.
On December 21, 2020, the Bureau issued a Consent Order against Envios de Valores La Nacional (La Nacional). La Nacional provides remittance transfers to several countries overseas through a network of branches and over 1,400 agents.
On December 18, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Seterus, Inc. (Seterus), a former mortgage servicer based in North Carolina, and Kyanite Services, Inc. (Kyanite).
On December 8, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against RAB Performance Recoveries, LLC (RAB) threatening to sue and suing to collect debts where it did not have a legally required license to do so.
On November 20, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against U.S. Equity Advantage, Inc. (USEA) and its owner, Robert M. Steenbergh. Robert M. Steenbergh is the founder, sole-owner, and chief executive officer of USEA, a nonbank located in Orlando, Florida.
On November 12, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against Afni, Inc., a non-bank third-party debt collector located based in Illinois that specializes in collecting telecommunications debt.
On November 2, 2020, the CFPB issued a consent order against SMART Payment Plan, LLC, finding that the company’s disclosures of its loan payment program contained misleading statements.
On October 26, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Low VA Rates, LLC (Low VA Rates), a Utah-based mortgage lender and broker incorporated in Colorado and licensed in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
On September 21, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against Lobel Financial Corporation, an auto-loan servicer based in Anaheim, California.
On October 13, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, an auto financing subsidiary of Nissan North America, Inc.
On October 20, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) settled with Washington Federal Bank, N.A., a federally insured, for-profit national bank headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
On September 14, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against ClearPath Lending, Inc. (ClearPath), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 22 states.
On September 2, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Accelerate Mortgage, LLC (Accelerate), a Delaware limited liability corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker and lender in about 31 states.
On September 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Hypotec, Inc., a Miami-based corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in eight states. Hypotec offers and provides mortgage loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
On September 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Service 1st Mortgage, Inc. (Service 1st), a Maryland-based corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 12 states.
On August 31, 2020, the Bureau issued a Consent Order against Trans-Fast Remittance LLC (Trans-Fast). Trans-Fast, which until recently was a remittance transfer provider, is based in New York, New York and licensed in over 30 states.
On August 31, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against Sigue Corporation and its subsidiaries, SGS Corporation and GroupEx Corporation, which are all headquartered in Sylmar, California and provide consumers with international money-transfer services, including remittance-transfer services. Sigue and its subsidiaries have a distribution network with over 200,000 send-and-receive locations, offices in 18 countries, and operations in all 50 states.
On August 26, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against PHLoans.com, Inc. (PHLoans), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 11 states.
On August 21, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Go Direct Lenders, Inc. (Go Direct), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 11 states.
On August 20, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against TD Bank, N.A. regarding its marketing and sale of its optional overdraft service: Debit Card Advance (DCA).
On July 24, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Prime Choice Funding, Inc. (Prime Choice), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 35 states and the District of Columbia. The Bureau found that Prime Choice violated the CFPA’s prohibition against deceptive acts and practices, the MAP Rule, and Regulation Z.
On July 24, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Sovereign Lending Group, Inc. (Sovereign), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 44 states and the District of Columbia. The Bureau found that Sovereign violated the CFPA’s prohibition against deceptive acts and practices, the MAP Rule, and Regulation Z.
On June 23, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled with Harbour Portfolio Advisors, LLC (Harbour); National Asset Advisors, LLC (NAA); and National Asset Mortgage, LLC (NAM), companies that worked together to issue contracts for deeds to consumers.
The Office of Administrative Adjudication is not authorized to receive or act upon consumer complaints about consumer financial products or services. Consumer complaints can be submitted online or by calling the CFPB toll-free at 855-411-CFPB (2372); TTY/TDD Phone 855-729-CFPB (2372).