Archive:24 June 2015

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CFPB PUBLISHES NEW SUPERVISORY HIGHLIGHTS
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CFPB Issues Final Decision in In Re: PHH Corp.: First Agency Decision in Contested Administrative Proceeding

CFPB PUBLISHES NEW SUPERVISORY HIGHLIGHTS

By: Melanie Brody, Ernest Simons

On June 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its latest Supervisory Highlights, outlining key findings from supervisory work completed between January and April 2015. Recent supervisory resolutions across all industries have resulted in remediation of approximately $11.6 million to more than 80,000 consumers. The report highlights recent supervisory observations in the following areas:

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CFPB Issues Final Decision in In Re: PHH Corp.: First Agency Decision in Contested Administrative Proceeding

Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the Director’s final decision in the CFPB’s enforcement action against PHH Corp. (PPH). The decision is the agency’s first ruling in a contested administrative proceeding and sheds light on how the agency—at least under the leadership of Director Richard Cordray—will approach these matters. Most strikingly, Director Cordray overturned several key rulings by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), resulting in a decision requiring PHH to pay over $109 million in disgorgement, nearly 17 times as much as the $6.4 million recommended by the ALJ.

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