Trump’s CFPB Opposes Debt Collector’s Bid to Undo 2023 Order (1)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is opposing debt collector PRA Group Inc.'s bid to terminate a 2023 consent judgment against the company, telling a federal judge that collection violations remain a priority for the agency even as the Trump administration rolls back other enforcement efforts.

PRA has a “long history of non-compliance” with consumer protection laws and agency orders, the CFPB said in a filing in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, arguing the debt collector hadn’t met its burden to end or alter the court’s previous order.

The agency in 2023 alleged that Portfolio Recovery ...