Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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CFPB Orders Installment Lender OneMain to Pay $20 Million for Deceptive Sales Practices

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 HRM Staff career, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), deceptive sales, employment, finanaces, Financial, financial lenders, interest, Leadership, loans, money, OneMain, purchases, Washington D.C

Lender pushed employees to hit sales targets and illegally withheld refunds By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer

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CFPB and Federal Partners Confirm Automated Systems not an excuse for Lawbreaking Behavior

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 HRM Staff America, automated systems, Behavior, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Justice, Employees, equal opportunities, federal agencies, lawbreaking, media platforms, Technology, The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington D.C

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four federal agencies jointly pledged today to uphold America’s commitment to the core

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CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Completing the LIBOR Transition

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 HRM Staff Adjustable Interest Rate, Agencies, America, business opportunity, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, Education, efforts, Established, Finances, Financial Literacy, LIBOR, money, Secured Overnight Financing Rate, statement, The Federal Reserve Board, Transition, United States, united states of America, Washington D.C

CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Completing the LIBOR Transition  By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON,

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CFPB Announces Revised Methodology for Determining Average Prime Offer Rates

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023 HRM Staff Annual, Calculate, CFPB, Characteristics, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), data, Determined, Federal Financial Institutions ExaminationN Council, finance, Financial, Methodology, money, Mortgage, offer rates, Percentages, Revised Methodology for Determining Average Prime, Washington D.C

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a revised version of its “Methodology for Determining Average Prime

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CFPB Sues James Carnes and Melissa Carnes for Hiding Money to Avoid Paying for Illegal Payday Lending Business

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 HRM Staff Business, chief executive officer, company, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit card company, Fraud, fraudulent transactions, hiding, Illegal, James Carnes, Laundering, lawuit, Melissa Carnes, money, payday, payment, Penalties, Restitution, sales, Washington

Seeking to avoid more than $40 million in restitution and penalties, Carnes made a series of fraudulent transfers to his

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CFPB Heightens Scrutiny of Unlawful Collection of Payments on Discharged Student Loans

March 16, 2023April 5, 2023 HRM Staff bankruptcy, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), debt, Discharged Student Loans, Student debt, student loans, Unlawful Collection of Payments

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB examiners found servicers engaging in unfair practices in trying to collect on loans discharged

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CFPB Uncovers Illegal Junk Fees on Bank Accounts, Mortgages, and Student and Auto Loans

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 HRM Staff bank accounts, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Illegal Junk Fees, mortgages, Overdraft Fees, Student and Auto Loans

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  Many companies are updating practices and making consumers whole based on supervisory findings WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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STATEMENT OF U.S. SEN. MARK R. WARNER ~ On the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ~

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 HRM Staff Banks, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Financial Relief, Senate Banking Committee, U.S. Senator Mark R.Warner

By: Office of U.S. Senate Mark R. Warner WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the

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CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Mortgage Borrowers from Pay-to-Play Digital Comparison-Shopping Platforms

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 HRM Staff CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Development of Housing and Urban Development, Real Estate Settlement

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Financial arrangements that influence or manipulate search results are illegal WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer

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CFPB Proposes Rule to Rein in Excessive Credit Card Late Fees

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 HRM Staff CARD ACT, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit Cards, illegal junk fee

By: CFPB Proposed rule seeks to close loophole exploited by companies to hike fees with inflation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the

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