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CFPB, 7 state AGs sue firm that allegedly collected more than $100 million from consumers in illegal, up-front fees for debt relief services

January 19, 2024 0

A firm called Strategic Financial Solutions (SFS), its shell companies and two key architects of a scheme that amassed the firms allegedly more than $100 million in illegal advance fees from consumers are being sued […]

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Software firm faces lawsuit for allegedly helping credit repair companies charge illegal fees

September 20, 2021 0

A California-based software company that helps credit repair businesses allegedly charge illegal fees now faces a lawsuit from the federal consumer financial protection agency for harming consumers and violating federal telemarketing sales rules, the agency […]

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CFPB seeks $5.4 million in consumer redress, $1 fine from MA debt settlement firm

May 17, 2021 0

A debt collection firm in Massachusetts would be required to pay $5.4 million in consumer redress and a $1 civil money penalty under a settlement proposed Monday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The […]

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Debt settlement firm said to have steered customers to affiliates would pay $1.4 million under proposed deal with CFPB

April 13, 2021 0

A California-based, online debt settlement company would pay $646,000 in redress to consumers and a $750,000 civil money penalty related to allegations the firm violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule […]

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Bureau files against debt-relief and debt-settlement firms, owner; alleges illegal advance fees, deceptive tactics

November 6, 2020 0

A complaint against a debt-relief firm, debt-settlement firm, and the owner of both was filed Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which alleges one of the firms and the owner charged illegal advance […]

CFPB

Consumer bureau sues Monster Loans, student loan debt-relief operators over fair credit reporting violations, illegal fees

January 9, 2020 0

Several firms and individuals involved in offering student loan debt-relief services were sued Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which claims the parties illegally obtained consumer reports, charged at least $15 million in […]

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  • Latest Beige Book reports mixed economic activity, but little changed from last month

    November 26, 2025 0
    Reports of loan demand across the Federal Reserve’s 12 districts were “mixed,” although some reported an ongoing recovery in the office real estate market, according to the latest Beige Book released Wednesday. The Fed’s semi-monthly summary of commentary on current [...]
  • OCC sets schedule for CRA exams in first half of ‘26

    November 26, 2025 0
    About 130 banks are scheduled to receive their anti-redlining compliance exams in the first and second quarters of next year, the national bank regulator said Wednesday. According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the largest groups [...]
  • Banking agencies revise leverage capital requirements for largest banks

    November 25, 2025 0
    A final rule easing leverage capital requirements for the largest and most systemically important banking organizations was announced Tuesday by federal regulators and is set to take effect April 1, 2026. Institutions are free to adopt the changes as of [...]
  • Lower community bank leverage ratio proposed; agencies cite more flexibility, ‘optionality’

    November 25, 2025 0
    Lowering from 9% to 8% the “community bank” leverage ratio (CBLR) in capital requirements was proposed by all three federal bank regulatory agencies Tuesday, which also proposed a longer period for the banks to achieve compliance with the new level. [...]
  • FDIC bumps independent audit reporting threshold to $1 billion; more

    November 25, 2025 0
    As of Jan. 1, banks with less than $1 billion in consolidated assets will no longer be required to provide federal regulators with annual reports of independent audit findings, according to a final rule announced Tuesday. That threshold is up [...]
  • FDIC releases public sections of informational filings for resolution plans by six large banks

    November 25, 2025 0
    “Informational filings”– which provide details for their rapid and orderly resolution in the event of bankruptcy or other insolvencies – for six large banking companies were published Tuesday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The filings were from Zions [...]
  • CFPB consumer advisory panel to hold first 2025 meeting Dec. 10, small dollar products on tap

    November 24, 2025 0
    The federal consumer financial protection agency’s Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) is slated to hold its first open meeting of the year Dec. 10, according to a notice in Monday’s Federal Register. That meeting will include, among other things, discussion of [...]
  • Dana Wade named FDIC deputy to the chairman and chief of staff

    November 24, 2025 0
    The board of the federal bank deposit insurance agency has approved Dana T. Wade to be deputy to the chairman and chief of staff, the agency said in a release Monday. Wade will serve as advisor to Federal Deposit Insurance [...]
  • Citing ‘low level of money laundering,’ agency eases up on requirements for community banks

    November 24, 2025 0
    So-called national “community banks” received some easing of anti-money laundering (AML) requirements under a bulletin issued Monday by their federal regulator. Separately, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) also issued a request for information (RFI) which it [...]

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