The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the business, which comprises an array of entities operating under TMX Finance LLC, was a repeat offender. The CFPB fined TitleMax $9 million in 2016 for allegedly misrepresenting loan costs and using "high pressure" debt collection practices, the bureau said in a statement. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra called TitleMax's behavior "predatory," citing the lender's steps to hide allegedly illegal behavior by doctoring borrowers' personal information so they would not be identified as military service members or their dependants. From 2016 to 2021 TitleMax made nearly 2,700 prohibited auto loans to borrowers covered by the Military Lending Act and charged illegal fees on about 15,000 loans, CFPB said. (Reporting by Douglas Gillison; Editing by Richard Chang)
Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer watchdog on
Thursday fined TitleMax $10 million, saying the Georgia-based
title lender illegally made thousands of auto loans to military
borrowers over a five-year period, often charging interest rates
well above legal limits.
TitleMax did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
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