Consumer lending

Two separate lawsuits accusing Wells Fargo & Co. of engaging in predatory lending and violating the federal Fair Housing Act have been dismissed.

Ashley Madison, an online extramarital dating service that claims to protect users' privacy and security, has had its customer database compromised.

ACA International elected new leaders at its annual meeting.

Signature Bank in New York hired a BankUnited executive and four salesmen and underwriters for its new direct commercial-vehicle financing business.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched the first in a series of monthly reports to highlight important trends in the consumer complaint data. The monthly report includes data on company performance, complaint volume, state and local information and product trends.

A week has passed since the collections and credit world was turned upside down by the Federal Communications Commission when it issued a Declaratory Ruling and Order regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Now what?

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray testified Wednesday before the Senate Banking Committee about the release of the Bureau’s seventh semi-annual report.

The Minnesota Commerce Department announced Wednesday that collection agency Tucker, Albin and Associates Inc. is facing a $500,000 fine for allegedly harassing and threatening small businesses in the state.

A total of 597,589 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in the first half of 2015, down 13% from the previous six months and down 3% from the same time period in 2014, according to RealtyTrac's Midyear U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.

ZestFinance in Los Angeles has introduced a loan product for subprime borrowers whose credit scores nearly qualify as prime.

Officials in Maury County, Tenn. will begin working with collection agency Pioneer Credit Recovery to recover an estimated $10 million in debts owed to the county.

American Honda Finance Corp. has agreed to pay $24 million to consumers and lower the dealer price caps to settle federal charges that minorities received higher-cost auto loans than white borrowers.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning consumers about an increase in robocall complaints and, apparently, scams.

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that debt collectors contacting third parties must prove in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases that contact was made solely to find the debtor.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has vetoed sections of the state budget that would have paved the way for a major expansion of payday lenders' authority.

Regency Financial Services Inc. and its CEO Ivan Levy agreed to a permanent ban on telemarketing and the advertising, marketing or sale of any debt relief products or services.

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday released its Telephone Consumer Protection Act Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order, which takes effect immediately.

The Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility said it found no support for allegations that federal lawyers wrongly pursued legal online payday lenders and forced banks to cut ties with legitimate businesses.

Auto title loans in California grew by more than 10% in number and dollar value last year and the market has almost doubled since 2011, according to a new report.

The Republican presidential contender is reviewing legislation opposed by banks that would allow payday loan stores to expand into a variety of new products and services.