More Than $360M in CFPB Compensation ‘at Risk,’ Say Consumer Groups July 30, 2025 By Douglas Gillison Recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reversed or jeopardized more than $360 million in compensation paid...
Pennsylvania Digital Forgery Law Targets AI Scams and Financial Exploitation July 16, 2025 A new Pennsylvania law intended to crack down on AI-powered fraud and financial crimes makes it a felony to use...
New York Sues Capital One for Cheating Savings Depositors May 15, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Capital One was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the bank of cheating depositors...
Toyota Settlement, Walmart Lawsuit Scrapped by CFPB May 14, 2025 By Douglas Gillison The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has canceled a 2023 settlement with the financing arm of Toyota over allegations the...
Consumer Watchdog Seeks to Vacate Discrimination Case it Already Won March 28, 2025 By Douglas Gillison The top U.S. consumer finance agency on Wednesday asked a court to undo an enforcement case which the watchdog had...
CFPB Drops Lawsuits Against Capital One, Rocket Unit February 28, 2025 By Paige Smith The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a slew of Biden-era lawsuits against lenders as the nominee to lead the agency...
CFPB Disarray Puts Future Fintech, Bank Oversight Into Question February 10, 2025 By Paige Smith Less than two months ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was pumping out lawsuits against some of the world’s biggest...
European Commission Asks Shein for Information on Illegal Goods February 6, 2025 By Geert De Ciercq and Helen Reid The European Commission has asked online fast-fashion retailer Shein to provide internal documents and more detailed information on risks linked...
California’s Lemon Law Is Changing and Car Buyers Have Fewer Protections December 26, 2024 By Ryan Sabalow The year 2025 is shaping up to be a confusing one for Californians unlucky enough to buy a new or...
Trump’s Antitrust Trio Heralds Big-Tech Crackdown to Continue December 13, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Emily Birnbaum President-elect Donald Trump’s antitrust picks are likely to take a hard-line on the tech giants, and a harder line on...