AUSTIN — The state bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline has asked the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss its ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The commission filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to dismiss the case as moot ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Equifax, Inc. and Equifax Information Services $15 million for improperly investigating customer disputes. On January 17, CFPB fined Equifax for failing to use documents and evidence that consumers provided with a dispute claim, ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Friday (Jan. 17) it is monitoring the market to ensure that mortgage servicers don’t attempt to evade federal consumer financial laws. The regulator is doing so after sending information requests to mortgage servicers and ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule under Regulation AA to address the use of restrictive and coercive clauses in consumer financial contracts. This proposal seeks to prohibit terms in contracts for consumer financial products or services ...

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission ordered web hosting company GoDaddy to establish a "comprehensive information security program" to settle charges that it has failed to protect its platform from security threats since 2018, a decision a cybersecurity law expert ...

By Rod Bolivar Foreclosures across the US continued to decline in 2024, according to the latest report from ATTOM, with filings affecting 322,103 properties, which is a 10% drop from the previous year. This marks a steady reduction in foreclosure ...

Largest lenders now trade at or close to their book values for first time in almost a decade Analysts say they believe Japanese banks can sustain their price-to-book ratios as interest rates rise © Akio Kon/Bloomberg Japan’s biggest banks hit ...

Getting rid of your time-barred debts can be a smart move for your finances. / Credit: Getty Images Credit card debt has become a serious issue for millions of Americans. In late 2024, the total amount of U.S. consumer credit ...

HSBC is shutting down its international payments app Zing, which may lead to approximately 400 job losses, as part of CEO Georges Elhedery's cost-cutting measures. Launched a year ago, Zing aimed to compete with fintech rivals but has now been ...