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Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who had ruled agains the administration's attempts to close the bureau in March, wrote in her Tuesday decision that the administration's latest funding argument is an unsupported and transparent attempt to achieve the very end the court's injunction was put in place to prevent. The decision is just the latest in a battle over the bureau's existence.

In a 32-page decision, DC district judge Amy Berman Jackson said that this novel workaround by the Trump administration to starve the agency of funding was manufactured by the defendants and based solely on an office of legal counsel memo, which said that there were no combined earnings available from the Fed for the CFPB since the agency doesn't receive its appropriations from Congress.

Her student debt had been double-counted, making it look as though she owed a quarter of a million dollars and putting home ownership out of reach. Jones disputed the items with Experian, one of the major credit reporting agencies, multiple times in writing and over the phone, but got nowhere. "They kept saying it's been verified, it's been verified...They never investigated. They never tried to remove it," Jones said in an interview.

The lengthy pledge states in part that the CFPB's "goal is to work collaboratively with the entities to review entities' processesfor compliance and/or remedy existing problems," and the agency "is doing so by encouraging self-reporting and resolving issues in Supervision, where feasible, instead of via Enforcement." CFPB Union president Cat Farman inquired: "Is this fan fiction I'm reading? What's next, 'Russell Vought Tells CFPB Examiners to Serve Tea to Their Wall Street Masters in Tiny French Maid Aprons'?"

President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, choosing a person who has no banking or financial services experience to run a bureau that has been effectively inoperable since Trump was sworn into office. Levenbach is currently an associate director inside the Office of Management and Budget, handling issues related to natural resources, energy, science and water issues.

The infosec program run by the US' Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) "is not effective," according to a fresh audit published by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). A summary of the report, dated October 31 and published on Monday, stated that since the OIG's previous audit, the CFPB's overall cybersecurity posture has decreased from level-4 maturity, defined as "managed and measurable," to level-2 maturity - "defined."

The NAMB advocates for a return to common-sense regulatory approaches that distinguish abusive behavior from today's transparent and consumer-focused lending models.

CHLA argues the current loan originator (LO) compensation rules have made it harder for lenders to compete, discouraging long-term borrower relationships and impacting low-income lending.

A key question is whether a proposed rescission by the CFPB would revert to the Federal Reserve's original rule or leave no rule in place.

Mark Paoletta, the CFPB's chief legal officer, confirmed in a federal court filing that the reason for vacating the rule stemmed from an immediate lawsuit from the Bank Policy Institute.

the GSEs are moving in the right direction.

"The existence of temporary procedural safeguards ceasing applies once a servicer initiates foreclosure proceedings as of January 1, 2022, reflecting changing regulations post-pandemic."

The MBA's response emphasizes the need to roll back certain regulatory measures it believes hamper the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the mortgage industry.

The CFPB has rescinded 67 guidance documents, impacting mortgage regulations, aiming to reduce compliance burdens and enforce existing laws without creating new obligations.

The CFPB's decision to reduce supervisory exams by 50% while shifting focus toward non-depository financial services indicates changing regulatory approaches in the mortgage industry.

Ethics experts have advised that Kliger's position and stock holdings raise significant concerns regarding potential conflicts of interest and violations of federal ethics laws.

The Texas judge's ruling earlier this month came a day after major industry groups announced they had reached an agreement to throw out the $8 late fee cap.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw nearly 1,500 employees terminated following a federal appeals court ruling, drastically reducing its staffing during ongoing legal disputes.

The CFPB has decided to pause its proposed rule that would require nonbank entities to report enforcement actions, focusing instead on pressing consumer threats.