The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received nearly 28,000 mortgage-related consumer grievances in 2023, the regulator said.

Despite pressure from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the embattled Appraisal Foundation tapped its longtime second-in-command to be its next president.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provided guidance about digital intermediaries and lead generators that accept payments to steer borrowers to financial products.

At issue is whether convenience fees for last-minute payments are governed by the Federal Debt Collection Practice Act, and if so, when they should be disclosed.

The original lawsuit was one of several filed in 2014 in a coordinated effort among federal and state regulators aimed at fraudsters trying to cheat distressed mortgage borrowers.

A clash over pay playing out in contract negotiations between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its employee union occur as the Supreme Court is considering whether the agency must get its funding from Congress.

The guidance also underscores consumer rights to obtain access to their own information as well as identities of sources providing data.

The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are suing a real estate developer over an alleged bait-and-switch land-sale scheme near Houston. The developer used TikTok and other social media sites to lure Hispanic immigrants into predatory loans, the government alleges.

Rep. Maxine Waters pressed executives from City National Bank, PNC Financial Services and Wells Fargo on opening branches in her California district and upholding promises made from recent merger agreements or consent orders.

While House Republicans and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra normally clash, Republicans offered unusual praise for Chopra's efforts around data privacy for consumers.