When we take an enforcement action against an entity or person we believe has violated the law, we will post court documents and other related materials here.
The Bureau may enforce the law by filing an action in federal district court or by initiating an administrative adjudication proceeding. Administrative proceedings are conducted by an Administrative Law Judge, who holds hearings and issues a recommended decision. Proceedings are conducted in accordance with the Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings.
On December 9, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against Performant Recovery, Inc., to address its unlawful collection activities involving student-loan borrowers who were attempting to bring their student loans out of default.
On December 6, 2024, the Bureau filed a complaint against Comerica Bank. Comerica is a Texas banking association headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated, one of the largest banking associations in the country.
On November 14, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against Global Tel Link Corporation, d/b/a ViaPath Technologies, and its subsidiaries Telmate, LLC, d/b/a ViaPath Technologies, and TouchPay Holdings, LLC, d/b/a GTL Financial Services.
On October 17, 2024, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Climb Credit, Inc.; its wholly owned subsidiary Climb Investco, LLC; its wholly owned sub-subsidiary Climb GS Loan Fund 2018-1, LLC; and the originators, initial owners, and initial operators of these entities, 1/0 Holdco LLC and 1/0 Capital LLC.
On October 15, 2024, the Bureau, together with the United States Department of Justice, filed a complaint and proposed consent order to resolve their allegations against Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation.
On September 13, 2024, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Reliant Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Horizon Card Services and Robert Kane, its sole shareholder, owner, and chief executive officer.
On August 29, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against New Day Financial, LLC (NewDay USA), a nonbank direct mortgage lender headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, specializing in offering refinance mortgage loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
On July 26, 2024, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Acima Holdings, LLC and Acima Digital, LLC (collectively, “Acima”), and Acima’s founder and former CEO, Aaron Allred (“Allred”).
On July 9, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against Fifth Third Bank, N.A., a national bank that, among other things, offers and services motor vehicle loans to consumers directly and through a variety of vehicle dealers.
On June 18, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against NOVAD Management Consulting, LLC. NOVAD ran a loan-servicing operation that serviced home equity conversion mortgages, or reverse mortgage loans, on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
On June 18, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against Sutherland Global Services, Inc., Sutherland Mortgage Services, Inc., and Sutherland Government Solutions, Inc. Sutherland ran a loan-servicing operation that serviced home equity conversion mortgages, or reverse mortgage loans, on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
On May 31, 2024, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), a student loan servicer and guaranty agency headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which does business as American Education Services or AES.
On May 20, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against Western Benefits Group, LLC, a telemarketer and seller of student-loan debt-relief services, headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
On May 17, 2024, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against SoLo Funds, Inc. (SoLo), a fintech company that operates a nationwide website and mobile-application based peer-to-peer lending platform through which consumers can obtain small-dollar, short-term loans.
On May 7, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against Chime Financial, Inc. (Chime), a financial-technology company that designed and services consumer banking accounts for two separate FDIC-insured “partner banks.”
On May 6, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a complaint and two proposed stipulated final judgments to resolve the Bureau’s claims against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts (the Trusts) and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency d/b/a American Education Services (PHEAA), respectively.
On April 17, 2024, the Bureau issued an order against BloomTech, Inc., a for-profit vocational school that is also known as the Bloom Institute of Technology and was formerly known as the Lambda School, and Austen Allred, the company’s founder and CEO.
On January 10, 2024, the Bureau and seven state attorneys general filed a complaint and sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against StratFS, LLC f/k/a Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC, as well as its holding company Strategic Family, Inc.; various of its subsidiaries, and as individuals: SFS Chief Executive Officer Ryan Sasson, Jason Blust, Daniel Blumkin, and Albert Ian Behar.
