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Fair-Housing Coalition Sues CFPB Over Rule Narrowing Fair-Lending Protections

Plaintiffs say the April regulation removes disparate-impact liability and blocks common tools used to expand credit to underserved borrowers, leaving algorithmic lending and minority communities more exposed to discrimination.

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CFPB Proposes Overhaul of ECOA Rules, Rejects Disparate Impact and Narrows ‘Discouragement’

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CFPB Proposes Ending ECOA Disparate-Impact, Reshaping Discouragement and Special Credit Programs

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DOJ Bars CFPB From Tapping Fed Funds, Warns Cash Could Run Out in Early 2026

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Industry Lawsuits Target State Medical-Debt Bans After CFPB Preemption Shift

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Watchdog Says CFPB Cybersecurity Program Is Not Effective After Sharp Maturity Drop

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CFPB Reverses Course, Says FCRA Preempts State Rules on Credit Report Content

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CFPB Weighs Fees as Final Comments Land on Open Banking Rule

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Fair-Housing Coalition Sues CFPB Over Rule Narrowing Fair-Lending Protections

CFPB Finalizes Rule Rewriting ECOA Enforcement, Ends Disparate-Impact Theory

CFPB Finalizes ECOA Rule Ending Federal Disparate-Impact Lending Claims

DOJ Asks Court to Let CFPB Cut Staff to About 556

Navient Student-Loan Settlement Checks Reach Borrowers, Up to $2,000

CFPB Begins Mailing Navient Settlement Checks to Student-Loan Borrowers

CFPB and DOJ Rescind 2023 Joint Statement on Immigration Status and ECOA

CFPB, DOJ Withdraw 2023 Guidance on Lenders’ Use of Immigration Status

CFPB Seeks $145 Million From Fed After Judge Bars Funding Lapse

Trump Seeks One-Year 10% Cap on Credit-Card Interest Beginning Jan. 20, 2026

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Regulators Lift 2026 HPML Appraisal Exemption Threshold to $34,200

Union Moves to Force CFPB Funding as Agency Shifts Cases to DOJ

Trump Names OMB Aide to Lead CFPB as Bureau Sends Cases to DOJ, Plans Furloughs

CFPB Proposes Overhaul of ECOA Rules, Rejects Disparate Impact and Narrows ‘Discouragement’

CFPB Proposes Ending ECOA Disparate-Impact, Reshaping Discouragement and Special Credit Programs

DOJ Bars CFPB From Tapping Fed Funds, Warns Cash Could Run Out in Early 2026

Industry Lawsuits Target State Medical-Debt Bans After CFPB Preemption Shift

Watchdog Says CFPB Cybersecurity Program Is Not Effective After Sharp Maturity Drop

CFPB Reverses Course, Says FCRA Preempts State Rules on Credit Report Content

CFPB Weighs Fees as Final Comments Land on Open Banking Rule

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