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 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 June 28, 2021, the Bureau filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and on the following day, the Bureau filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order against Burlington Financial Group, LLC, and its principals, Richard Burnham, Katherine Burnham, and Sang Yi, which the court entered the same day.
On November 20, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a lawsuit against FDATR, Inc. (FDATR), and its owners, Dean Tucci and Kenneth Wayne Halverson.
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 May 2, 2019, the Bureau filed suit against PGX Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Progrexion Marketing, Inc., Progrexion Teleservices, Inc., CreditRepair.com, Inc., and eFolks, LLC (collectively, Progrexion) and against John C. Heath, Attorney at Law PC (Lexington Law), which does business as Lexington Law.
The Bureau filed two complaints and proposed final judgments in federal court against four California-based credit repair companies and three individuals...
The CFPB and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a joint action against BancorpSouth Bank for discriminatory mortgage lending practices that harmed...
The Bureau announced that it has obtained a preliminary injunction against World Law Group and its senior leaders for running a debt-relief scheme that...
