Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. TransUnion et al

  1. November 13, 2023

    TransUnion Can't Recoup $5M Paid To CFPB In Settlement

    An Illinois federal judge tossed TransUnion's counterclaims seeking to recoup $5 million from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the agency's suit alleging the credit reporting giant persistently used what the CFPB has called "digital dark patterns" to lure online consumers into difficult-to-cancel subscription products.

  2. May 25, 2023

    Ex-TransUnion Exec Denied Immediate Appeal In CFPB Suit

    The Illinois federal judge overseeing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's lawsuit against TransUnion has denied a bid for interlocutory appeal by one of the credit reporting giant's former executives, who says the agency lacks authority to pursue claims against him as part of the case.

  3. April 14, 2023

    Judge Won't Halt CFPB's TransUnion Suit For High Court Fight

    A Chicago federal judge has declined to halt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's marketing practices lawsuit against TransUnion while the agency undergoes a constitutional challenge at the U.S. Supreme Court, citing concerns about a potential for continued risks to consumers in the meantime.

  4. March 20, 2023

    CFPB Says High Court Review Shouldn't Halt TransUnion Case

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants a Chicago federal judge to let it move forward with an enforcement case against TransUnion even as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the agency's legality, saying a pause would allow for more misconduct by the credit reporting giant.

  5. March 01, 2023

    TransUnion Wants CFPB Suit Halted Amid High Court Review

    TransUnion asked an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday to stay the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's enforcement action against it until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the agency's funding structure.

  6. November 18, 2022

    TransUnion, Ex-Exec Can't Ditch CFPB 'Dark Patterns' Suit

    A Chicago federal judge ruled Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can proceed with its lawsuit accusing TransUnion and a former executive of violating a prior marketing practices consent order, rejecting dismissal bids that included a constitutional challenge to the agency.

  7. October 26, 2022

    CFPB Rips 5th Circ. Ruling In Defending Its TransUnion Suit

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has slammed the Fifth Circuit's bombshell ruling holding that the agency is unconstitutionally funded, saying the decision doesn't "make sense" and is no reason for an Illinois federal judge to throw out the agency's suit against credit reporting giant TransUnion.

  8. October 21, 2022

    TransUnion Cites 5th Circ. Ruling In Bid To Escape CFPB Suit

    Companies fighting for dismissal of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement actions have begun invoking support from the Fifth Circuit's recent bombshell decision that the agency is unconstitutionally funded, with credit reporting giant TransUnion among the first to brandish the ruling.

  9. July 11, 2022

    TransUnion Wants Out Of CFPB Suit Over 2017 Order Violation

    TransUnion wants an Illinois federal judge to toss a complaint from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging the credit-reporting company violated a consent order to cease deceptive practices, accusing the federal bureau of "shirking" its duty by failing to sign off on a compliance plan.

  10. April 12, 2022

    CFPB Sues TransUnion, Former Exec For Violating 2017 Order

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday sued TransUnion and one of its former senior executives, alleging that the credit reporting giant used deceptive "digital dark patterns" to lure consumers into buying subscription products after it was told to stop in a 2017 consent order.

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