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.
Bureau and Attorneys General in 47 states and the District of Columbia took action against JPMorgan Chase for selling bad credit card debt and illegally...
CFPB took action against two credit card add-on product vendors – Affinion Group Holdings, Inc., Affinion's affiliated companies, and Intersections Inc. –...
The Bureau took action against two credit card add-on product vendors – Affinion Group Holdings, Inc., Affinion's affiliated companies, and Intersections...
CFPB took action against a medical debt collection company for mishandling consumer credit reporting disputes and preventing consumers from exercising...
CFPB ordered a California mortgage bank, Guarantee Mortgage Corporation, to pay a civil penalty of $228,000 for paying its branch managers based, in...
The Bureau filed a complaint in federal district court against RPM Mortgage, Inc. and its CEO, Erwin Robert Hirt, for illegally paying bonuses and higher...
The Bureau and the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a joint complaint against Provident Funding Associates for charging higher broker fees on mortgage...
The Bureau filed a complaint and proposed consent order in federal court against PayPal, Inc. for illegally signing up consumers for its online credit...
On May 11, 2015, the Bureau filed a complaint against Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc., Loan Payment Administration LLC, and Daniel S. Lipsky alleging that they engaged in abusive and deceptive acts and practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) regarding a mortgage payment product known as the “Interest Minimizer Program,” or IM Program.
On April 29, 2015, the Bureau and the State of Maryland filed a lawsuit against Genuine Title, LLC, a title company, its principals, and several loan...
On April 28, 2015, the Bureau issued a consent order against Regions Bank, which is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, operates approximately 1,700 retail branches and 2,000 ATMs across 16 states.
The Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against Green Tree Servicing, LLC, for mistreating mortgage borrowers who were trying to save...
CFPB took action against Fort Knox National Company and its subsidiary, Military Assistance Company, for charging servicemembers millions of dollars in...
The CFPB announced that, together with the Navajo Nation, it is taking action against companies and individuals who operated an illegal tax-refund scheme.
On April 9, 2015, the CFPB issued an order against RMK Financial Corporation for deceptive mortgage advertising practices and failure to comply with the...
CFPB took action against the National Corrective Group, a nationwide debt collection operation and its chief executive officer for using deceptive threats...
On March 26, 2015, the Bureau filed a complaint against a group of individuals, their companies, and their service providers alleging unlawful conduct related to a phantom debt collection operation.
CFPB took action against three reverse mortgage lenders, All Financial Services, Flagship Financial Group and American Preferred Lending, for misleading...
CFPB took action against three reverse mortgage lenders, All Financial Services, Flagship Financial Group and American Preferred Lending, for misleading...
On February 10, 2015, the Bureau issued an order against New Day Financial, LLC (NewDay), a Maryland-based, nonbank mortgage lender owned by Chrysalis Holdings, a private company focused on originating refinance mortgage loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
CFPB ordered Continental Finance Company LLC, a subprime credit card company based in Delaware, to refund an estimated $2.7 million to approximately 98,000...