The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced it is ordering Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to pay a $12 million penalty for running afoul of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) by submitting false mortgage lending information to the federal...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice issued a joint statement reminding financial institutions that credit applicants are protected from discrimination on the basis of their national origin, race, and other characteristics...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a joint action against a rental screening subsidiary of TransUnion (NYSE:TRU), charging the company with violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In a press...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Freedom Mortgage Corp. that alleged its mortgage loan data that was “riddled with errors” and put the Boca Raton, Florida-based company in violation of both the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)...
Closing costs and monthly mortgage payments spiked last year while Black and Hispanic buyers faced higher levels of denial on home loans, according to the new report “Data Point: 2022 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends,” published by the Consumer Financial Protection...