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.
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 .
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...
United States of America and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. BancorpSouth Bank
The CFPB and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a joint action against BancorpSouth Bank for discriminatory mortgage lending practices that harmed...
Intercept Corporation, d/b/a InterceptEFT, Bryan Smith, and Craig Dresser
The CFPB filed suit against payment processer Intercept Corporation and two of its executives, Bryan Smith and Craig...
David Eghbali
The CFPB took action against a former Wells Fargo employee for an illegal mortgage-fee-shifting scheme.
All American Check Cashing, Inc., Mid-State Finance, Inc. (d/b/a Thrifty Check Advance), and Michael Gray
On May 11, 2016, the Bureau filed a complaint against two companies, All American Check Cashing, Inc. and Mid-State Finance, Inc., which offer check-cashing services and payday loans, and their president and sole owner, Michael Gray.
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...
Dmitry Fomichev
The Bureau took action on April 21, 2016 against Dmitry Fomichev, co-founder of T3Leads, a company that resold loan applications containing sensitive...
Davit Gasparyan, a/k/a David Gasparyan
The CFPB took action on April 21, 2016 against Davit Gasparyan, a/k/a David Gasparyan, co-founder of T3Leads, a company that...
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...
Dwolla, Inc.
The Bureau took action against online payment platform Dwolla for deceiving consumers about its data security practices and the safety of its online payment...
Citibank, N.A., Department Stores National Bank, and CitiFinancial Servicing, LLC
The Bureau took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices. This action is against both Citibank and two...
Faloni & Associates, LLC
The Bureau took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices. This action is against both Citibank and two...
Solomon & Solomon, P.C.
The Bureau took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices. This action is against both Citibank and two...
Citibank, N.A.
The Bureau took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices. In this action, the CFPB ordered Citibank to...
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
The Bureau and Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved an action with Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, under which Toyota Motor Credit will change its pricing...
Y King S Corp., d/b/a Herbies Auto Sales
The Bureau took action against Herbies Auto Sales, a buy-here pay-here used car dealer, for abusive financing schemes, hiding auto finance charges and...
D and D Marketing, Inc., d/b/a T3Leads, Grigor Demirchyan, and Marina Demirchyan
CFPB took separate actions against T3Leads and individuals that resold sensitive personal data to lenders and debt collectors, allegedly exposing millions...
Interstate Auto Group, Inc. aka. CarHop, and Universal Acceptance Corporation
The CFPB is taking action against CarHop, one of the country's biggest "buy-here, pay-here" auto dealers, and its affiliated financing company, Universal...
Eric V. Sancho d/b/a Lead Publisher
CFPB took action against Eric V. Sancho, who operated a company called Lead Publisher that sold leads to fraudulent debt collectors without regard for how...