The House has passed legislation that would make financial institutions report credit application data relating to LGBTQ-owned businesses to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the purposes of enforcing fair lending laws.

President Biden has informed the Senate he wants Uejio, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In a reversal of a Trump-era decision, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it has the legal authority to test lenders for potential violations of a law protecting military borrowers.

Any bank that engages in auto, mortgage or other retail lending should develop a comprehensive program to identify potential risks of noncompliance with consumer protection rules and take corrective actions before the Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes calling.

The departures of Bryan Schneider and Peggy Twohig come as the Biden administration's nominee to run the consumer bureau awaits Senate confirmation.

Ally and Huntington are the latest banks to take steps that will reduce revenue from customers who spend money they don’t have. The moves come at a time when technological, regulatory and social forces are converging to encourage change.

With Rohit Chopra’s nomination now in its fourth month, some of the consumer bureau's rulemaking efforts remain on hold. Experts say Democrats first want the Senate to confirm a new member of the Federal Trade Commission to replace Chopra so that Republicans don't gain control.

DMB Financial, a debt-settlement firm near Boston that operates in 24 states, agreed to pay $5.4 million in restitution to consumers for allegedly charging upfront fees before providing any service, the CFPB said.

Financial institutions said they needed more time to weigh in on issues such as how they use artificial intelligence for fraud prevention and underwriting.

Some banks are removing the term “sales” from training materials out of fear regulators will accuse them of unethical, high-pressure tactics. But that’s an overreaction to federal probes of extreme cases — sales are essential to growth.