The mortgage agency has hired Eric Blankenstein, who sparked controversy while at the consumer bureau over past revelations of racially charged writings.

The little-known unit was launched in the wake of efforts by the CFPB and HUD to cut back on fair-lending activities, but the reach of the 10-month-old office is still unclear.

Many people still distrust banks, but many also look askance at the social media giant, making it an unlikely savior of the unbanked.

In her first four and a half months, Kathy Kraninger met with lawmakers more than twice as often as her predecessor, but her schedule demonstrates willingness to meet with industry and policy stakeholders from various camps.

Student CU Connect CUSO, which had made high-risk loans to students of the now-bankrupt ITT Technical Institute, agreed to a settlement resulting in an estimated $168 million of loan forgiveness.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Doug Jones, D-Ala., cited research that found algorithmic lending can lead to higher interest rates for minority borrowers.

The agency announced the series in April as an effort to encourage public dialogue on policy issues.

The information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau collects about customer problems can be valuable, but analysts need to move past the headline numbers.

The CFPB issued a final rule late Thursday to delay the compliance date for mandatory underwriting provisions of the 2017 payday lending rule.

While there’s been dramatic innovation in the banking sector in recent years, regulators and startups can better collaborate around these developments.

The company intentionally submitted inaccurate borrower information overstating the number of white applicants, the consumer bureau alleges in a consent order.

The watchdog said the CFPB had trouble determining if some medical debt collectors were subject to its oversight, yet the exams were canceled before their start dates.

For four years running, consumer complaints about the three national credit reporting agencies — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — have dominated the CFPB’s database. What do they keep doing wrong?

Readers weigh in on community development at BB&T-SunTrust, consider the role that branches play in bank marketing and debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The industry continues to push for an overhaul of the bureau’s leadership structure, but both parties seem uninterested.

While there’s been dramatic innovation in the banking sector in recent years, regulators and startups can better collaborate around these developments.

The agency's spring rulemaking agenda includes the process for collecting small-business data as well as underwriting rules for GSE-backed loans. But what's missing from the list may be just as important.

Kathy Kraninger, the bureau's director, is in a standoff with Democrats about her claim that the agency cannot supervise institutions under the Military Lending Act.

Jury's out on whether BB&T-SunTrust will serve the community or Wall Street; 'we were willing to shock historical norms,' says Otting on OCC's makeover; is it too late for Congress to stop CECL?; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Readers weigh in on the role of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, consider personnel changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate the viability of public banks and more.