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On December 18, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Seterus, Inc. and Kyanite Services, Inc., as Seterus’s successor in interest, based on the Bureau’s finding that Seterus violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and Regulation X.

On December 15, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a panel report as part of its rulemaking process under Dodd-Frank Act Section 1071 governing the collection and reporting of small business lending data.

On December 11, 2020, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen L. Kraninger made a statement regarding her second-year anniversary leading the Bureau.

On December 11, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Arkansas Attorney General settled with Alder Holdings, LLC, resolving their allegations that Alder failed to provide proper notices under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

On December 10, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued final rules related to qualified mortgage (QM) loans.

On December 9, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against BounceBack, Inc. for allegedly engaging in deceptive and otherwise unlawful debt collection acts or practices.

On December 8, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against RAB Performance Recoveries, LLC for threatening to sue and suing consumers to collect debts where it did not have a legally required license to do so.

On December 7, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a complaint and proposed stipulated judgment and order against Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, which does business as Mr. Cooper (Nationstar).

On December 4, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against LendUp Loans, LLC alleging that LendUp violated the Military Lending Act (MLA) in connection with its extensions of credit.

On December 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against DMB Financial, LLC alleging violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 in connection with its debt-settlement and debt-relief services.

On November 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its final Advisory Opinions Policy to publicly address regulatory uncertainty in the Bureau’s existing regulations and provide guidance to entities on outstanding regulatory uncertainty.

On November 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced additions to its executive team.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau granted a no-action letter to Upstart Network, Inc., regarding its automated model for underwriting and pricing applicants for unsecured, closed-end loans.

On November 25, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a refresh of its public website, consumerfinance.gov. The updated website will feature additional user functionality, an improved layout, more content, and easier access to information.

Director Kathy Kraninger's remarks on small business lending data and research, the accuracy of credit reporting, and the use of alternative credit data at the November 2020 Academic Research Council Meeting.

On November 20, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against U.S. Equity Advantage, Inc. and its owner, Robert M. Steenbergh.

On November 20, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against FDATR, Inc., and its owners, Dean Tucci and Kenneth Wayne Halverson.

The Federal Reserve Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) that will apply for determining exempt consumer credit and lease transactions in 2021.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced that the threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans during 2021 will remain at $27,200, as it was in 2020.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of the Colorado Attorney General announced joint, virtual office hours to be held as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network.

On November 12, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a settlement with Afni, Inc. to address its violations in providing information to consumer reporting agencies (CRAs).

The CFPB filed a complaint against a California debt-relief business focused on federal student loan debt, a California debt-settlement company, and the owner and CEO of the two companies.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau granted a no-action letter to Bank of America, N.A. regarding certain small-dollar credit products.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today filed a lawsuit against Driver Loan, LLC, and its Chief Executive Officer, Angelo Jose Sarjeant, for allegedly engaging in deceptive acts or practices in taking deposits from and offering credit to consumers.

On November 2, 2020, the CFPB issued a consent order against SMART Payment Plan, LLC, finding that the company’s disclosures of its loan payment program contained misleading statements.