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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 .

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Lobel Financial Corporation

On September 21, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against Lobel Financial Corporation, an auto-loan servicer based in Anaheim, California.
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PEAKS Trust 2009-1 et al.

On September 15, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a proposed stipulated judgment against PEAKS Trust 2009-1, along with Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in their capacity as trustees to PEAKS Trust 2009-1 (collectively, PEAKS).
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ClearPath Lending, Inc.

On September 14, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against ClearPath Lending, Inc. (ClearPath), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 22 states.
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JPL Recovery Solutions, LLC; Check Security Associates, LLC (dba Warner Location Services, Pinnacle Location Services, and Orchard Payment Processing Systems); ROC Asset Solutions LLC (dba API Recovery Solutions and Northern Information Services); Regency

On September 8, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau), in partnership with the New York Attorney General, filed suit in the federal district court for the Western District of New York against a network of five different companies based outside of Buffalo, New York, two of their owners, and two of their managers, for their participation in a debt-collection operation using illegal methods to collect debts.
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Accelerate Mortgage, LLC

On September 2, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Accelerate Mortgage, LLC (Accelerate), a Delaware limited liability corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker and lender in about 31 states.
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Service 1st Mortgage, Inc.

On September 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Service 1st Mortgage, Inc. (Service 1st), a Maryland-based corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 12 states.
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Hypotec, Inc.

On September 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Hypotec, Inc., a Miami-based corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in eight states.
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Sigue Corporation, SGS Corporation, and GroupEx Corporation

On August 31, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against Sigue Corporation and its subsidiaries, SGS Corporation and GroupEx Corporation, which are all headquartered in Sylmar, California and provide consumers with international money-transfer services, including remittance-transfer services.
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Trans-Fast Remittance LLC

On August 31, 2020, the Bureau issued a Consent Order against Trans-Fast Remittance LLC (Trans-Fast). Trans-Fast, which until recently was a remittance transfer provider, is based in New York, New York and licensed in over 30 states.
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PHLoans.com, Inc.

On August 26, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against PHLoans.com, Inc. (PHLoans), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 11 states.
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Go Direct Lenders, Inc.

On August 21, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Go Direct Lenders, Inc. (Go Direct), a California corporation that is licensed as a mortgage broker or lender in about 11 states.
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TD Bank, N.A.

On August 20, 2020, the Bureau issued a consent order against TD Bank, N.A. regarding its marketing and sale of its optional overdraft service: Debit Card Advance (DCA).
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Townstone Financial, Inc. and Barry Sturner

On July 15, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit in federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois against Townstone Financial, Inc., a nonbank retail-mortgage creditor based in Chicago. The Bureau alleges that Townstone violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act; its implementing regulation, Regulation B; and the Consumer Financial Protection Act.
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GST Factoring, Inc., Champion Marketing Solutions, LLC, Rick Graff, Gregory Trimarche, Scott Freda, Amanda Johanson, David Mize, Jacob Slaughter, and Daniel Ruggiero

On July 13, 2020, the Bureau filed a complaint in the federal district court for the Central District of California against GST Factoring, Inc., which runs a student-loan debt-relief business in Texas, and two of its owners, Rick Graff and Gregory Trimarche, as well as Champion Marketing Solutions, LLC, a customer service and marketing company, and its owner, Scott Freda. The Bureau also filed suit against four attorneys, California attorneys Amanda Johanson and Jacob Slaughter, Arizona attorney David Mize, and Florida attorney Daniel Ruggiero.
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Timemark, Inc., Timothy Lenihan, Sr., Mark Nagler, and Casey Gassaway

On July 7, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled with Timemark, Inc., a company based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, that provides debt-relief services to consumers with federal student-loan debt, and with its owners and officers, Timothy Lenihan, Sr., Mark Nagler, and Casey Gassaway.
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My Loan Doctor LLC and Edgar Radjabli

On July 6, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a lawsuit against My Loan Doctor LLC, a Delaware company operating in West Palm Beach, Florida and New York City and doing business as Loan Doctor (Loan Doctor), and its founder, Edgar Radjabli.
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Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., d/b/a Cash Store

On April 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., which does business under the name Cash Store.
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Fifth Third Bank, National Association

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.
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Citizens Bank, N.A.

On January 30, 2020, the Bureau filed a lawsuit against Citizens Bank, N.A. (Citizens), alleging violations of the Truth and Lending Act (TILA) and its implementing Regulation Z, including TILA provisions passed under the Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) and Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act), as well as violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA) due to its violations of TILA and Regulation Z.