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 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 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 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 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 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 October 10, 2023, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Freedom Mortgage Corporation (Freedom), a residential mortgage loan originator and servicer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
On May 31, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued an order against OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC; OneMain Financial Group, LLC; OneMain Financial (HI), Inc.; OneMain Financial, Inc.; and OneMain Financial of Minnesota, Inc. (collectively referred to as OneMain). OneMain is an Indiana-based personal loan installment lender with more than 1,400 branches across 44 states.
On April 5, 2023, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against James R. Carnes and his wife, Melissa C. Carnes, both individually and in their roles as co-trustees of two trusts, as a result of James Carnes’s efforts to conceal assets and avoid paying a judgment of more than $43 million to the Bureau.
On September 20, 2021, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Credit Repair Cloud — a Los Angeles, California, company that since at least 2013 has provided an “all-in-one solution” for people to start their own credit repair businesses — and its owner and CEO, Daniel Rosen.
On April 22, 2021, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Douglas MacKinnon, who operated a debt-collection enterprise, and Amy MacKinnon, Mary-Kate MacKinnon, and Matthew MacKinnon, relatives of Douglas MacKinnon.
On July 15, 2020, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Townstone Financial, Inc., a nonbank retail-mortgage creditor and broker based in Chicago. Illinois. The Bureau alleged that Townstone violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA); its implementing regulation, Regulation B; and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).
On May 22, 2020, the Bureau and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey jointly filed a lawsuit against Commonwealth Equity Group, LLC, which does business as Key Credit Repair, and Nikitas Tsoukales (also known as Nikitas Tsoukalis), Key Credit Repair’s president and owner.
On March 9, 2020, the Bureau filed a lawsuit in federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois against Fifth Third Bank, National Association.
On February 20, 2020, the Bureau, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, and the State of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a...
On October 1, 2019, the Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs filed a lawsuit in federal district court in the District of South...
On January 18, 2017, the Bureau filed a complaint against Navient Corporation and its subsidiaries, Navient Solutions, LLC, and Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. Navient Corporation is a nonbank that owns and services student loans.
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.
