Richard Cordray

The newly sworn-in director’s first public remarks seemed to contrast with the approach of her predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, who at times questioned the role of the agency.

The newly sworn-in director’s first public remarks seemed to contrast with the approach of her predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, who at times questioned the role of the agency.

Regulators typically write rules before applying them. But the CFPB is attempting the reverse.

Several Senate, House and gubernatorial battles are of interest to financial firms. Here is a spotlight on specific contests, with updates as they become available.

The agency wants to change underwriting requirements in the regulation that lenders say will put them out of business, and give companies a break on the compliance deadline.

The consumer bureau’s interim chief told an industry conference that “regulation by enforcement is done.”

A ruling involving a Cleveland law firm casts doubt on CFPB claims that attorneys misrepresent their role to consumers.

An uptick in fines and a new tactic to counter claims about the CFPB’s authority contrast sharply with the agency’s rhetoric.

Lenders would have a lighter data-reporting burden, but they may end up deciding to collect the data anyway.

The former CFPB director won the state’s Democratic primary Tuesday night, and his tenure at the agency is likely to be a key issue in the general election.

The New Jersey mortgage lender and servicer won a huge victory in January when an appeals court threw out its fine levied by the consumer agency, but the court ruled against the claim that the agency's structure is unconstitutional.

As the Senate closes in on overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2013 indirect auto loan rule, a central question is how lasting the congressional measure will be in limiting the CFPB's authority.

His suggestion to force major agency rules to be preapproved by Congress is a threat to consumers and lenders alike.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule on Thursday that gives mortgage servicers more latitude in sending periodic statements to borrowers in bankruptcy.

The lack of enforcement actions is troubling and raises questions of what’s ahead, writes Matt Schulz, senior analyst at CreditCards.com.

Over 100 Republican lawmakers filed a legal brief Friday backing Mick Mulvaney in the lawsuit challenging his appointment as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Commenting on the consumer bureau’s enforcement practices as part of a CFPB review could help shape regulatory reforms, but it could also draw attention to a firm’s run-in with the agency.

Former director says his old agency is now “favoring predators”; Senator is looking into how the bank’s program to repay improperly charged loan customers.

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney is discarding many of the policies of his predecessor but none as important perhaps as the agency's targeting of "unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices."

The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday had his first taste of the withering congressional criticism endured by his predecessor on trips to Capitol Hill.