CFPB Takes Aim at Misleading, Incomplete, and Old Information in Background Check Reports
New guidance addresses inaccurate background check reports and sloppy practices in providing workers and renters with copies of their reports.
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CFPB and DOJ Sue Predatory Mortgage Lender for Reverse Redlining, Exploiting Consumers With Limited English Proficiency
DOJ and CFPB jointly sue Colony Ridge for operating an illegal land sales scheme that targeted low-income Hispanic consumers.
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More than 100 Organizations Urge CFPB to Rein In Big Banks' Use of Forced Arbitration
100+ organizations filed a comment asking the CFPB to create a rule to restore the right of all Americans to decide to file a case in court rather than be forced into arbitration by big banks and other financial services corporations.
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FTC and CFPB Take Action Against Faulty Tenant Screening Reports
Joint enforcement action launched against TransUnion for failing to ensure that tenant screening reports were accurate.
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Broad Coalition — From Teachers to Housing Advocates to Consumer Groups and Small Business Advocates — React to Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Payday Lenders Arguments Fall Flat at Court; Questions Highlighted How Radical and Baseless the Payday Lenders’ Argument Against CFPB Is And Its Wide-Sweeping Implications for the American Economy
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New Report Examines How Abuse and Bias in Tenant Screening Harm Renters
A new report from the National Consumer Law Center explains that the screening process is riddled with errors and bias that disproportionately harms Black and Latino/Hispanic renters.
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Advocates Support CFPB Commitment to Closing Accountability Loopholes for Data Brokers Selling Dossiers on Americans in Secret
CFPB to use its rulemaking authority under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to address rampant harm caused by data brokers.
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Consumer Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Constitutionality of the CFPB
The Fifth Circuit's decision in the case of CFPB vs. CFSA, if confirmed, would undermine the critical work of the CFPB.
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Consumer Bureau Proposes $8 ‘Safe Harbor’ on Credit Card Late Fees
Consumer Advocates Strongly Support “Fair, Reasonable, and Proportional” Rule to Reduce Credit Card Late Fees WASHINGTON — Advocates with the National Consumer Law Center and eight other advocacy groups submitted comments today in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rule limiting credit card late fees. The groups say the proposed rule will…
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CFPB to Host Field Hearing on “Zombie Second Mortgage Debt” in Brooklyn
Housing Law Experts to Probe “Zombie” Second Mortgages and Foreclosures on April 26 WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) upcoming field hearing will feature remarks from CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and leading national and local housing law advocates, including Andrea Bopp Stark, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, on “zombie” second…
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CFPB Proposed Rule Would Require Transparency for Financial Corporations
Comments on the CFPB proposed rulemaking to require that regulated nonbank entities annually register with the CFPB regarding their use of forced arbitration clauses and other terms and conditions in form contracts that pose risks to consumers.
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Digital Library: The Latest Developments on Constitutionality of CFPB Regulations
The latest NCLC Digital Library article examines important developments at the Supreme Court, Second Circuit, and the district courts since the Fifth Circuit’s October ruling that the CFPB’s funding mechanism is unconstitutional and that a CFPB rule must thus be vacated. The article also offers updated litigation practice pointers for cases involving CFPB rules where defendants may challenge…
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