On February 3, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion and order dismissing with prejudice the CFPB’s complaint for violations of the ECOA against a mortgage lender and its owner violated for engaging in discriminatory marketing and applicant outreach practices.
There are prime numbers, irrational numbers, and Fibonacci’s numbers – but from a consumer protection perspective, no number is quite as sobering as the dollar amount that people reported losing to fraud in 2022. According to new data from the FTC, that number is almost $8.8 billion and it’s up 30% over the year before.
Trojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy evasive cryptocurrency mining malware on macOS systems.
Cybersecurity executives have enjoyed a nice run of receiving the financial resources they need to keep their organizations protected against attacks. But given the current economic uncertainty, many will likely need to rethink their approach to investments in tools and services.
Homebuyers and lenders adjusting to a doubling of US mortgage rates in the past year are finding workarounds to ease the financing pain.
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