The bureau has sent notice that financial services firms need to stay on their toes regarding data security or risk violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

A firm’s organizational structure and the way information is shared can have implications for the likelihood of compliance problems.

CFPB says that overdraft fees based on “unintelligible” processes and blanket policies to charge consumers for depositing checks that bounce are both likely violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

Broeksmit criticizes CFPB at annual MBA conference; Senate Democrats ask for remittance rule revisions; bureau reopens payment service comments; CFPB says student borrower finances worsening.

Observable underwriting factors explain most racial and ethnic disparities in mortgage application denial rates, a new Fed study finds.

Look for the House Financial Services Committee to place the CFPB under the spotlight...

Separate appraisals of the same homes showed disparities in customer service, valuation and the distance of comparator properties depending on the race of the homeowner present during the assessment.

Super-senior classes of conduit CMBS transactions should be resilient if office loan values fall, but the lower end of the capital stack may not hold up as well, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who is likely to chair the House Financial Services Committee if Republicans win control of the House, is a frequent critic of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Swiss bank is transferring most of its securitized products unit to a group of investors — affiliates of Apollo Global Management and PIMCO. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023.