On October 10, 2024, the CFPB announced that it issued a stipulation and consent order against the Company to resolve allegations that the Company violated the CFPA....more
On July 9, 2024, the CFPB issued a consent order and proposed court order against the Company, the former citing allegedly unlawful repossessions, and the latter citing allegedly unlawful sales practices. The consent order...more
7/15/2024
/ Bank Holding Company ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulation E ,
Repossess
On November 20, 2023, the CFPB imposed a $60 million penalty on an indirect auto lender for allegedly hindering borrowers from cancelling product bundles, elevating their monthly car loan payments. The Company is also alleged...more
On September 11, 2023, the CFPB filed an administrative consent order against a Nonbank Consumer Finance Company, with its principal place of business in Manchester, New Hampshire. The order alleges that the Company concealed...more
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act prohibits mortgage loan originators from offering incentives to other companies in exchange for referring homebuyers to them for mortgage loans.
The Bureau alleged that the...more
8/21/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Client Referrals ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Kickbacks ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgages ,
Real Estate Brokers ,
RESPA
On July 11, 2023, the CFPB announced two consent orders against a large national bank, settling allegations that the bank illegally charged consumers multiple non-sufficient fund fees for the same transaction, withheld cash...more
7/12/2023
/ Banks ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fees ,
Regulation Z ,
Returned Check Fees ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On December 22, 2022, the CFPB filed an administrative consent order against an International Remittance Company headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. The order alleges that from 2013 until 2021, the International...more
HIGHLIGHTS: The CFPB settled allegations that a large national bank unlawfully froze consumers' benefit accounts as a result of an inaccurate fraud detection program that made it difficult for people to unfreeze their...more