Nationstar Mortgage agreed on Wednesday to pay $1.75 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for failing to accurately report home mortgage data that is used to identify discrimination.

Banks are stepping up their efforts to win a key exception to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "Qualified Mortgage" rule.

In his meeting with community bankers, President Trump openly pondered the fate of CFPB Director Richard Cordray with his advisers and appeared eager to quickly fix industry concerns through executive orders.

Most lenders' quality control headaches were triggered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Truth in Lending Act-Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act integrated disclosure rule.

Democratic senators are gearing up for a showdown with Republicans over a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule governing arbitration agreements in financial contracts.

The Justice Department plans to defend President Trump's executive authority by siding with PHH Corp. in the mortgage lender's controversial case alleging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional.

Republicans have opened multiple fronts against the agency, undertaking separate efforts to cut its funding, roll back past and future rules, and make far broader changes.

With the new administration and eventual new leadership of the regulatory agencies, banks’ calculus that agreeing to consent orders is usually the right course is potentially changing.

Ocwen has reserved $12.5 million to put toward a potential settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

In an exclusive American Banker poll, bankers see President Trump as a positive force for the financial services industry and are optimistic his administration can deliver on CFPB reform and simpler capital rules.