May 04, 2024
Compliance News
Credit Reporting Among Top Complaints
Staff Writer
July 21, 2020
Complaints about credit and credit consumer reporting were among the top issues in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recently updated Complain Bulletin based on searches that include “coronavirus” keywords. The…
Kansas Requires Scrap Dealer Registration
Staff Writer
July 13, 2020
Scrap metal dealers now required by state law to register with the attorney general’s office for the first time since 2017 may now begin doing so, Kansas Attorney General Derek…
SCOTUS Rules Against CFPB Structure
Staff Writer
June 30, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be fired by the President and that the structure of the body violates the Constitution’s…
FTC Fines New-Car Dealer
Staff Writer
May 29, 2020
New York City car dealer Bronx Honda and its general manager, Carlo Fittanto, will pay $1.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges they discriminated against black and Hispanic car…
Compliance Tool Assists PPP
Staff Writer
April 28, 2020
Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has announced that its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) supported by TSoftPlus solution – designed to help banks, credit unions, and other local lenders support small businesses…
JD Byrider Enters Consent Judgment
Staff Writer
March 20, 2020
JD Byrider will cancel debts, pay $1.5 million to reduce car loan payments and provide restitution to thousands of consumers, and significantly change its practices to resolve allegations that it…
EEOC Sues Harley Dealer
Staff Writer
March 06, 2020
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged the owners/operators of Chicago Harley Davidson, in Glenview, Ill., with violating federal law by fostering a sexually hostile work environment for a…
AG Sues Warranty Firm
Staff Writer
February 21, 2020
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office has filed a civil lawsuit against extended automobile warranty company Delta Auto Protect to get money back for consumers and repair shops which fell victim…
Kansas Dealer Settles Complaint
Staff Writer
January 30, 2020
A Wichita, Kan., used car dealership; its owners and a salesperson have entered into a consent judgment with the local district attorney’s office. The Consumer Protection Division of the 18th…
