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 announced a settlement with Security Group Inc., a South Carolina corporation, and its subsidiaries, Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg and...
On February 5, 2020, the Bureau filed a proposed stipulated final consent order against Think Finance, LLC and six of its subsidiaries to resolve the...
The CFPB took action against Tempo Venture, Inc., doing business as Culpeper Pawnbroker, for deceiving consumers about the actual annual costs of its loans.
The Bureau took action against an online lead aggregator for steering consumers toward lenders who offered illegal or unlicensed loans that were void in the...
The Bureau today took action against four online lenders – Golden Valley Lending, Inc., Silver Cloud Financial, Inc., Mountain Summit Financial, Inc., and...
The Bureau and the Attorney General of Virginia took action against Woodbridge Coins and Jewelry Exchange, Inc., doing business as Woodbridge Gold & Pawn...
The CFPB took action against Moneytree, Inc., a financial-services company that offers payday loans and check-cashing services, for misleading consumers...
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.
On September 26, 2016, the Bureau took action against TitleMax parent company TMX Finance LLC, a specialty finance company that originates and services...
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.
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.
The Bureau took action on April 21, 2016 against Dmitry Fomichev, co-founder of T3Leads, a company that resold loan applications containing sensitive...
CFPB took separate actions against T3Leads and individuals that resold sensitive personal data to lenders and debt collectors, allegedly exposing millions...
