CFPB Ends Oversight of Washington Federal and Planet Home Lending
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Aly McDevitt2025-10-02T15:22:00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) quietly terminated two long-standing consent orders with mortgage lenders in September as the agency’s enforcement power shrinks under Trump-era cuts.
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