Enforcement
The CFPB enforces federal consumer financial laws consistently to promote compliance and ensure that markets, products, and services are fair, transparent, and competitive.
Enforcement principles
In enforcing the law, the CFPB applies the following principles to our enforcement work: addressing actual consumer harm, due process, collaboration, and efficiency.
Enforcement priorities
We prioritize enforcement resources on actual consumer harm and pressing threats to consumers, particularly servicemembers and their families, and veterans.
Payments to harmed consumers
When we enforce the law, we or a court may require the defendant or respondent to correct harm it caused consumers by compensating victims.
2025 Enforcement lookback
Read about the steps the CFPB has taken in 2025 to align its enforcement work with its new priorities.
Enforcement actions
Find information about specific court cases and administrative proceedings that we’ve brought addressing violations of laws we enforce.
Investigatory authority
We publish petitions to enforce, modify, or set aside Bureau civil investigative demands and the orders resolving those petitions.
Industry whistleblowers
If you’re a current or former employee of a company that you think has violated federal consumer laws—or an industry insider who knows of such a company—we want to hear from you.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
Read about rights of small businesses to fair regulatory enforcement and non-retaliation