CFPB, Federal Agencies, State Agencies, and Attorneys General
Since our last blog post about the Office of Inspector General’s work plan for the CFPB, the work plan has been updated as of July 1, 2017 to add one new planned project.
The newly-added project is an “Evaluation of the Office of Consumer Response’s Efforts to Share Complaint Data Within the CFPB.” The plan…
The CFPB’s June 2017 complaint report could serve as a call to arms to state attorneys general and regulators. Unlike the CFPB’s prior monthly complaint reports, the June 2017 report does not highlight complaints about one product or complaints from consumers from one state. Instead, the new report, which the CFPB calls a “special edition…
At the Comply2017 conference held earlier this week in New York City, Scott Steckel, a member of the CFPB’s Office of Consumer Response, gave a presentation in which he detailed the CFPB’s complaint process and how the CFPB shares complaint data through its complaint database.
Also at the conference, Ballard Spahr attorney James Kim moderated…
The CFPB has issued its December 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about debt collection. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area.
General findings include the following:
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The CFPB’s Ombudsman’s Office has issued its fifth annual report covering the Office’s activities during fiscal year 2016 (October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016). The role of the Ombudsman’s Office is to assist in the resolution of individual and systemic issues that a depository entity, non-depository entity, or consumer has with the CFPB.
The…
The CFPB has taken another step towards implementing its proposal to add a survey to its current complaint intake form that a consumer could choose to complete to provide feedback on the company’s response to his or her complaint.
The proposal would allow a consumer to opt-in and provide this feedback publicly, much the way…
The CFPB has issued its November 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about “other financial services,” a category that includes debt settlement, credit repair, check cashing, and money orders. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City metro area.
General findings include the following:
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The Consumer Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association have submitted a comment letter setting forth their opposition to the CFPB’s proposed addition of a survey to the current complaint intake form.
In a notice published in the Federal Register in August 2016, the CFPB proposed to add a survey that consumers may choose to…
The CFPB has issued its June 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about consumer loans and complaints from consumers in Arkansas and the Little Rock metro area. The CFPB began taking consumer loan complaints in March 2012. The consumer loan category in the CFPB’s consumer complaint database includes complaints about auto loans and leases, installment…
The CFPB filed suit against J.G. Wentworth, LLC on June 7, 2016 after the company challenged the Bureau’s expansive view of its jurisdiction.
The CFPB served a CID against J.G. Wentworth, LLC on September 11, 2015 to investigate alleged violations of consumer protection laws. J.G. Wentworth purchases structured settlements and annuities from consumers for lump…
