The agency wants more information as it conducts fair-lending exams, but conflicting statutes make writing a data collection rule difficult.

A new financial technology company called Scratch is planning to use a new web-based platform along with an alternative pricing model to compete with companies that service mortgages and other consumer loans.

Seth Frotman, whose student lending unit had been gutted in May, said the bureau's current leadership "has abandoned its duty to fairly and robustly enforce the law.”

The committee approved the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, despite strong Democratic opposition, as well as President Trump's picks for Ginnie Mae, the Export-Import Bank and several other positions.

Several states pledged to compensate for a slowdown in enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Mick Mulvaney, but their efforts have been complicated by tight budgets and doubts over whether such initiatives are necessary.

The bureau is expected to choose an option that could trigger court challenges after a judge yet again refused to halt the rule’s compliance date.

Zillow Group is moving from being a mortgage marketer to originating loans with its acquisition of Mortgage Lenders of America, in an effort to support its home-flipping business.

A ruling involving a Cleveland law firm casts doubt on CFPB claims that attorneys misrepresent their role to consumers.

Jack Remondi issued a direct call Wednesday for the agency to drop its lawsuit against the student loan servicer. “You’ve had five years to look for your evidence, you’ve found none,” he said.

The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank.

The nominee to run the consumer bureau endured tough questioning over the administration’s family-separation policy but appeared to weather the barrage.

With ruling in GSE case, the two agencies are emerging as the test subjects for a legal showdown over their authority.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's practice of "regulation by enforcement" and use of nonbinding guidance materials makes its regulatory efforts "unfair and ineffective" to lenders and servicers, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

It is still a long shot that a rival of Mick Mulvaney's will be able to reclaim the agency's top job, but judges have raised questions over whether Mulvaney can keep the position.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is an infringement on the authority of the executive branch, a New York federal judge said Thursday.

President Donald Trump has chosen Kathy Kraninger, a little-known White House budget aide, as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an administration official said.

The agency will have to rework its strategy for amending its payday lending rule after a federal court rebuffed efforts to stop the rule from going into effect.

Rep. Darrell Issa, the Republican lawmaker from California, is among the candidates who have been discussed as President Trump gets closer to naming someone to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to people familiar with the matter.

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney is poised to dismiss its administrative proceeding against the mortgage lender, following a four-year battle over the agency's structure.

Since its inception, the qualified mortgage rule has been synonymous with loans purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or guaranteed by government agencies. But a broader QM definition could change that by creating more competitive private-label options.