Enforcement

Kathy Kraninger, a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget, largely avoided answering direct questions at her nomination hearing.

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

Allied Progress, a consumer watchdog, sued the CFPB and the OMB on Wednesday for failing to respond to a request for documents on Kathy Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to lead the CFPB.

The OCC has terminated a 22-month-old consent order that stemmed from allegations that the bank unlawfully repossessed cars of members of the U.S. military.

The bank also agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle allegations over how it obtained consumers' consent.

Paul Watkins served as chief counsel for the Arizona AG's 150-person civil litigation division and also headed up the office's fintech initiatives.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s bulletin is seen as just one piece of the regulatory puzzle to coax banks into installment lending.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s bulletin is seen as just one piece of the regulatory puzzle to coax banks into installment lending.

Ocwen Financial is able to keep the answers to questions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau involving the improper handling of escrow accounts confidential, a federal magistrate ruled.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped its investigation into allegations that Zillow Group Inc. violated Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is an infringement on the authority of the executive branch, a New York federal judge said Thursday.

The acting agency chief defended the “zero tolerance” policy while praising the permanent CFPB nominee suspected of having been involved in implementing it.

The new chair of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors argues that state regulators will keep protecting consumers if the CFPB curtails oversight.

Six Senate Democrats are asking the SEC's internal watchdog to investigate a Republican commissioner who berated Citigroup executives in a private meeting over the bank's decision to curtail some of the business it does with companies that sell guns.

Mick Mulvaney, the agency’s acting director, suggests U.S. startups — like their U.K. counterparts — may eventually be able to test products without fear of regulatory action.

The CFPB is looking to rescind Obama-era policy that allowed it to punish banks and financial firms for unintentional discrimination.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the central bank's board of governors will take a vote before Wells Fargo is ultimately released from its growth restriction mandate, a decision that had previously been left up to staff.

The misplaced criticism of the media may be a sign that Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan still doesn't recognize the true extent of the bank’s problems.

The union representing employees at the CFPB is already fighting acting Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to restructure the agency, and readying for a potentially larger conflict as rumors of layoffs swirl.

The CFPB's acting director announced new political hires and more plans to overhaul the agency in an email Wednesday.