Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage rates for home purchases are mixed with two key terms rising and two falling since last Thursday.
On January 4, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Attorney General (NY AG) filed a joint complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Credit Acceptance Corporation (Credit Acceptance), a major subprime indirect auto finance company.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a policy statement that explains the legal prohibition on abusive conduct in consumer financial markets and summarizes over a decade of precedent. The CFPB leads enforcement and supervision efforts to identify and end abusive conduct against consumers. In 2010, in response to the financial crisis, Congress passed the Consumer Financial Protection Act, and created the prohibition on abusive conduct
SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego), today announced new legislation, Assembly Bill 1366 (AB 1366) to protect victims of predatory businesses found to have violated California consumer protection laws. While current state law allows victims to be eligible for restitution after a judgment has been reached, in many cases of successful prosecutions by the Attorney General, these businesses collapse or become insolvent, leaving no resources to compensate victims for their losses.
JUNEAU — New legislation filed in the Alaska House of Representatives by Rep. Stanley Wright, R-Anchorage, proposes to significantly restrict the interest rates and fees that can be charged by payday loan companies in Alaska.