During a probe that grew out of the Wells Fargo scandal, BofA has acknowledged instances of "potentially unauthorized" accounts but said that the number of examples was "vanishingly small."

The agency's director told congressional leaders and staff that she backs a Supreme Court challenge to the bureau's leadership structure.

Senate Democrats are warning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be careful as it considers changes to its mortgage underwriting rules.

The CFPB’s enforcement action against Maxi suggests that the CFPB may more aggressively enforce certain rules going forward, writes Jeffrey Alberts and Dustin Nofziger of Pryor Cashman.

Women executives headlined a number of key moves in the banking industry as summer wound down.

The Supreme Court may be closer to examining a key restraint on a president's ability to change CFPB leadership.

The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products.

Public orders are an effective way to discourage violations of consumer protection law, the bureau's director said at a credit union conference.

A legislative measure would have made the Golden State the first in the nation where aggrieved borrowers could sue their servicers. The bill was delayed until 2020 after banks and other financial companies expressed opposition.

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The event is the bureau's second in a series on consumer protection policy. The first dealt with the agency's authority to penalize firms for unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices.

Readers strongly react to whether the CFPB should have a say on bank mergers and if tribal areas should have special CRA credit, debate whether banks are embracing enough technology and more.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Directors Kathy Kraninger is under pressure to ask a federal judge to lift a stay that has kept the agency's short-term-lending rule from going into effect.

An agency with a mission to protect consumers deserves to have a role in approving M&A deals.

The debate over the CFPB's plan to revamp its payday lending regulation should focus on the benefits for borrowers.

The proposal's aim is to ensure borrowers are treated fairly and would require companies, including CUSOs, to submit licensing applications.

Readers react to jilted GSE legacy shareholders and a proposal making it harder to cite disparate impact, criticize Democrats asking the CFPB to stop its payday rule revamp and more.

Asset Recovery Associates told borrowers that it could sue them, garnish their wages and place liens against their homes, according to a consent order by the consumer bureau.

The CFPB ordered Texas money transmitter Maxi to pay a $500,000 fine for allegedly deceiving consumers by saying the company is not responsible for errors made by agents.

Politics not considered, a spokesman said in response to Dudley’s call for the Fed to stop enabling trade war; the agency lifts a two-year hiring freeze.