Works & Lentz, Inc.; Works & Lentz of Tulsa, Inc., and Harry A. Lentz, Jr.
The CFPB is taking action against two medical debt collection law firms and their president for falsely representing that...
Enforcement actions
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 .
TransUnion Interactive, Inc., TransUnion, LLC, and TransUnion
The Bureau took action against TransUnion and its subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the usefulness and actual cost of credit scores they sold to...
Equifax Inc. and Equifax Consumer Services LLC
The Bureau took action against Equifax, Inc. and its subsidiary for deceiving consumers about the usefulness and actual cost of credit scores they sold to...
Military Credit Services LLC
The CFPB today sued Military
Credit Services, LLC for making loans with improper disclosures. This is the
CFPB’s second enforcement action against MCS.
Moneytree, Inc.
The CFPB took action against Moneytree, Inc., a financial-services company that offers payday loans and check-cashing services, for misleading consumers...
American Advisors Group
The CFPB took action against American
Advisors Group for deceptive advertisements, including claiming that consumers
could not lose their homes.
Aegean Financial d/b/a Aegean Financial, Inc., Reverse Mortgage Professionals, Jubilados Financial, Newport Lending Reverse Mortgage, Promise Land Lending, Reverse Financial Group, and Reverse Mortgage Information Center
The CFPB took action against Aegean Financial for deceptive advertisements, including claiming that consumers could not lose their homes.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Security 1 Lending
The CFPB took action against Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. for deceptive advertisements, including claiming that consumers could not lose their homes.
Navy Federal Credit Union
The CFPB took action against Navy Federal Credit Union for making false threats about debt collection to its members, which include active-duty military...
Flurish, Inc., d/b/a LendUp
On September 27, 2016, the Bureau took action against online lender Flurish, Inc., doing business as LendUp, for failing to deliver the promised benefits of its products and failing to comply with consumer finance laws.
TMX Finance LLC
On September 26, 2016, the Bureau took action against TitleMax parent company TMX Finance LLC, a specialty finance company that originates and services...
Interstate Lending, LLC
On September 20, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a Notice of Charges against Interstate Lending, LLC for allegedly failing to disclose the annual percentage rate in online advertisements about title loans.
Presto Auto Loans, Inc.
The Bureau sued five title lenders operating in Arizona for failing to disclose the annual percentage rate in online advertisements about title loans.
Auto Cash Leasing, LLC
The Bureau sued five title lenders operating in Arizona for failing to disclose the annual percentage rate in online advertisements about title loans.
Oasis Title Loans, LLC
The Bureau sued five title lenders operating in Arizona for failing to disclose the annual percentage rate in online advertisements about title loans.
Phoenix Title Loans, LLC
The Bureau sued five title lenders operating in Arizona for failing to disclose the annual percentage rate in online advertisements about title loans.
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
The CFPB today took action against for-profit college chain Bridgepoint Education, Inc. for deceiving students into taking out private student loans that...
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Today the Bureau fined Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $100 million for the widespread illegal practice of secretly opening unauthorized deposit and credit card...
First National Bank of Omaha
The Bureau has ordered First National Bank of Omaha to provide $27.75 million in relief to roughly 257,000 consumers harmed by illegal practices with credit...
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
On August 22, 2016, the Bureau issued an order against Wells Fargo, N.A. to address its illegal private student loan servicing practices that increased costs and unfairly penalized certain student loan borrowers.
Santander Bank, N.A.
The Bureau ordered Santander Bank, N.A. to pay a $10 million fine for illegal overdraft service practices. Santander's telemarketing vendor deceptively...
David Eghbali
The CFPB took action against a former Wells Fargo employee for an illegal mortgage-fee-shifting scheme.
Pressler & Pressler, LLP, Sheldon H. Pressler, and Gerard J. Felt
The Bureau ordered the debt collection law firm Pressler & Pressler, LLP, two principal partners, and New Century Financial Services, Inc., a debt buyer, to...
New Century Financial Services, Inc.
The Bureau ordered the debt collection law firm Pressler & Pressler, LLP, two principal partners, and New Century Financial Services, Inc., a debt buyer, to...
Student Aid Institute, Steven Lamont
The Bureau took action to halt a student loan debt relief scam that illegally tricked borrowers into paying fees for federal loan benefits and...