On December 5, 2024, the CFPB took action against student lender Climb Credit and its investors, including 1/0 (“One Zero”), filing a proposed order, which if entered will require the companies to stop making representations in their advertising about the quality of the training programs at their partner schools and graduates’ hiring rates and salaries. Climb Credit, Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada that markets private student loans. 

On December 5, 2024, the CFPB announced that it is distributing $1.8 billion to 4.3 million consumers charged illegal advance fees or subjected to allegedly deceptive bait-and-switch advertising by a group of credit repair companies including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com. According to the CFPB, payments to victims of Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com are the largest-ever distribution from the CFPB’s victims relief fund.

On December 4, 2024, five federal financial regulatory agencies, FinCEN, and state financial regulators issued a statement to provide supervised institutions with examples of risk management and other practices that may be effective in combatting elder financial exploitation. The statement is intended to raise awareness and provide strategies to supervised institutions and does not replace previous guidance nor impose new regulatory requirements on this subject issued by any of the agencies.

On December 4, 2024, the CFPB took action to permanently ban Student Loan Pro and Judith Noh, its owner, from offering or providing consumer financial products. The CFPB alleges that the company and its owner violated federal law by charging borrowers upfront fees to file paperwork on their behalf to access free debt-relief programs available to consumers with federal student loans.

On November 25, 2025, FinCEN joined a multi-sector national task force dedicated to the prevention of fraud and scams.  The National Task Force on Fraud and Scam Prevention, organized by the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program, unites important groups such as financial services, technology companies, consumer advocates, information sharing centers, and federal agencies to fight fraud and scams.