On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision in favor of a credit reporting agency (the defendant), finding it did not report inaccurate...
The CFPB had a busy July. In this article, Hudson Cook shares some of the top CFPB "bites" of the month so you can stay on top of recent developments....
The CFPB published its Consumer Response Annual Report for 2023, which discusses the consumer complaints received by the CFPB in that year and how companies responded to those complaints. The...
On July 27, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided insight into the economic recovery by issuing a press release regarding the state of credit applications. On July 28,...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the entry of summary judgment in favor of a mortgage servicer against a borrower’s claims that it violated the...
Last week the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued a reminder to future debt collector licensees and existing mortgage lenders and servicers about protections for California renters...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB or Bureau) recent shift of focus to credit reporting practices has been apparent, especially in light of COVID-19 and the additional protections afforded to...
Nevada, which has taken a bold approach to collections during the COVID-19 pandemic, took yet another step that may add difficulty for collection agencies. Despite its moratorium on debt collection—which...