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CFPB and Justice Department Issue Joint Statement Cautioning that Financial Institutions May Not Use Immigration Status to Illegally Discriminate Against Credit Applicants

October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 HRM Staff Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), credit applications, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Financial Wellness, Immigration, loans, personal loans, washington dc

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Justice Department today issued a joint

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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on a Press Call on Junk Fees

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 HRM Staff action, Announcement, banking, benefits, Business Recovery, CFPB, Competitive, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Economic Development, Enforcement, financial industry, Meaningful

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Across the country, Americans are working hard to create and provide products sold here at

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CFPB Announces Advisory Committee Appointments

October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 HRM Staff academic resources, Announcements, CFPB Announces Advisory Committee Appointments, Community Bank Advisory Council, consumer finances, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), finance, Washington D.C

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the appointment of new members

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CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 HRM Staff billing issues, CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), credit repair services, credit reporting, double billing practices, financial lenders, medical data, Medical expenses, Washington D.C

By: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposals under consideration would help end coercive debt collection tactics, clean up inaccurate data,

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CFPB Orders Leasing Company Tempoe to Provide $36 Million in Penalties and Relief for Tricking Consumers and Hiding Contract Terms

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 HRM Staff company, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), customers, Encouraging, Financial Relief, lease agreement, Penalty, relief funds, retail, tempoe, Violation

Customers of retailers including Sears and Kmart were kept in the dark about costly contract terms By: The Consumer Financial

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CFPB Reaches Multibillion Dollar Settlement with Credit Repair Conglomerate

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 HRM Staff Achieve, Achievements, bankruptcy, Businesses, company, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), credit repair services, credit score improvement, Customer, loans, Telemarketing, Washington D.C

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Largest credit repair brands in America, including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com, perpetrated yearslong schemes to

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CFPB Penalizes Freedom Mortgage and Realty Connect for Illegal Kickbacks

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 HRM Staff Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), financial lenders, Mortgage, washington dc

Lender provided incentives to Realty Connect and other brokerages in exchange for mortgage referrals By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON,

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Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Regarding the Proposal to Strengthen the Resilience of America’s Largest Banks

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 HRM Staff America's Largest Banks, bank, cellular tower, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Economic Development, Infrastructure, Insurance, Strengthening Economies

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Today, federal banking regulators are voting to propose a rule regarding the resilience of banks

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CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 HRM Staff Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, Examination, examiners, financial lenders, financial markets, financial products, legal status, lending market, loans, Washington D.C

Supervisory Highlights report also details new examinations on nonbanks By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial

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CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Illegally Luring Americans into Expensive Financing and Bullying Borrowers Using False Threats

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 HRM Staff Advertisement, company, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Deception, expensive financing, finance company, Financial, Illegal, payment obligations, Washington D.C

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Company hid terms and conditions and deployed illegal debt collection tactics WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial

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