In the final weeks before the new Republican administration takes over, the CFPB’s rulemaking process is expected to slow, but enforcement activity could increase, according to industry attorneys.

Among the changes expected in Trump 2.0, a new bureau director, and a focus on technical requirements of statutes and regulations and less aggressive statutory and regulatory interpretations.

The proposed changes, the trade group said, will help decrease costs and inefficiencies for both lenders and consumers.

Home equity investment products are “loans masquerading as obligation-free cash,” according to the National Consumer Law Center.

The credit union agreed to pay $95 million in consumer refunds and fines to resolve a CFPB investigation that found the company illegally charged overdraft fees.

The bureau’s advisory opinion on medical debt collection practices violates the Administrative Procedure Act as it creates new rules, according to an association representing credit and collection professionals.

The CFPB is asking states to heighten their efforts to tighten data privacy protection and close gaps with federal laws.

Federal Reserve examiners found that all Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act violations it encountered at banks in 2023 were tied to escrow account requirements.

CSBS is taking a close look at loan officer education compliance; CFPB fines Global Tel Link $3 million; CFPB releases details from student loan survey; pilot study by CFPB finds differences in how lenders treat minorities that own small businesses; Comerica Bank files lawsuit challenging CFPB investigation; Fifth Circuit denies request to reopen case against CFPB’s payday lending rule.

Complaints filed with the CFPB increased by 23.0% in the third quarter. And for the first nine months of the year, complaint volume nearly doubled on an annual basis, led by issues with credit reports. (Includes two data tables.)