Press Releases

Negotiated rule making process will include various education and consumer advocates from across the country. *Advisory for Monday, Dec 4 to Thursday, Dec 7, 2017* WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, December 4, 2017, at approximately 9 a.m. ET the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) along with various advocacy organizations including the Maryland Consumer Rights Center, will participate in the U.S...

OAKLAND, CALIF. – On November 29, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued Ashford University, a for-profit and online college based in San Diego. The suit alleges that Ashford made false promises and provided false information to boost enrollment. Illegal debt collection practices and misleading information given to investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are also alleged. In response, Graciela...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a request for a temporary restraining order to keep Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney from serving as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Center for Responsible Lending Senior Policy Counsel Melissa Stegman issued the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) President Mike Calhoun was on CNN and NPR, calling out the unlawful attempt to name Mick Mulvaney as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and advocating for the appointment of a Director who is committed to protecting consumers. Watch the CNN segment Listen the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - National civil rights groups are standing behind Leandra English, Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as the lawful Acting Director of the Consumer Bureau. Acting Director English filed a federal lawsuit last night against the Trump Administration challenging the unlawful appointment of Mick Mulvaney as head of the CFPB. The National...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Center for Responsible Lending’s President Mike Calhoun released the following statement tonight after Leandra English, Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration challenging the unlawful appointment of Mick Mulvaney as head of the CFPB: Instructions under the Dodd-Frank and Wall Street Reform and Consumer...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, President Trump unlawfully attempted to name Mick Mulvaney to serve as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Mulvaney currently serves as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Center for Responsible Lending President Mike Calhoun issued the following statement: The President must follow his authority written in the in Dodd-Frank law and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) President Mike Calhoun released the following statement today after Richard Cordray tenured his resignation as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): We commend Richard Cordray’s years of public service and commitment to protect Americans from financial predators. As the CFPB’s first director, he brought accountability and transparency to consumer finance...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Appropriations released a Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill that would make an enormous policy change: it would eliminate the independent funding stream for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Congress should pass policy changes in the light of day, not as a toxic rider attached to a budget. Center for Responsible...

Faith Leaders Hand Deliver Letter Signed by 230 Groups DURHAM, N.C. – As a federal agency re-opens the door to predatory payday lending for some banks, scores of groups representing a broad cross-section of Americans are saying “not so fast.” Advocates are mailing hard copies of an open letter to banks and regulators, and faith leaders are delivering the letter...