CFPB Adjusts Various Penalty Amounts Based on Inflation

The CFPB recently issued a rule to adjust maximum penalty amounts under various statutes that it administers. Included among the adjustments are the amounts for the three tiers of civil money penalties that the CFPB may impose for violations of consumer financial protection laws under the Dodd-Frank Act. Specifically, the Dodd-Frank Act initially provided for the following tiers of civil money penalties:

• For any violation of a law, rule, or final order or condition imposed in writing by the CFPB, a civil money penalty of up to $5,000 for each day during which such violation or failure to pay continues.

• For any person that recklessly engages in a violation of a federal consumer financial law, a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for each day during which such violation continues.

• For any person that knowingly violates a federal consumer financial law, a civil penalty of up to $1,000,000 for each day during which such violation continues.

Based on prior adjustments, the amounts for 2023 were $6,813, $34,065, and $1,362,567, respectively. For 2024, the amounts increase to $7,034, $35,169 and $1,406,728, respectively.