Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Mortgage affiliate

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new leadership on Thursday dismissed a trio of enforcement lawsuits undertaken by the previous administration’s director.

In legal filings, the CFPB issued a notice of voluntary dismissal for cases involving Capital One, Rocket Homes Real Estate, a subsidiary of Rocket Cos. and a loan servicer named Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.

“The Plaintiff, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, dismisses with prejudice this action against all Defendants,” the agency said in a brief filing in the Capital One case.

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