CFPB Takes Action to Stop Illegal Junk Fees in Mortgage Servicing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published an edition of Supervisory Highlights describing the agency’s actions to combat junk fees charged by mortgage servicers, as well as other illegal practices. CFPB examinations found servicers charging illegal junk fees, such as prohibited property inspection fees; sending deceptive notices to homeowners; and violating

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CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTech and CEO Austen Allred for Deceiving Students and Hiding Loan Costs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an order against BloomTech and its CEO, Austen Allred, for deceiving students about the cost of loans and making false claims about graduates’ hiring rates. The CFPB found that BloomTech and Allred falsely told students the school’s “income share” agreement contracts were not loans

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CFPB Takes Action Against BloomTech Intensive Programming Training Center and its CEO Austen Allred for Misleading Students and Hiding Loan Costs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – La Oficina para la Protección Financiera del Consumidor (CFPB, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió una orden contra el centro de entrenamiento intensivo BloomTech y su gerente general Austen Allred, por engañar a sus estudiantes acerca del costo de sus préstamos y por hacer falsas declaraciones acerca del índice con" que sus

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CFPB Updates Supervision Designation Procedures

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a procedural rule to update how the agency designates a nonbank for supervision. The updates will streamline the designation proceedings for both the CFPB and nonbanks. The CFPB examines financial institutions, including many nonbanks, for compliance with federal consumer financial protection law. The examinations can

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CFPB Finds Violations of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including for Survivors of Human Trafficking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published an edition of Supervisory Highlights to share key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting system. The CFPB found consumer reporting companies failed to ensure the accuracy of credit reports, including by failing to exclude information resulting from alleged

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