On April 14, the CFPB filed a statement of interest in a case currently pending before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in an attempt “to help protect consumers from discriminatory targeting.” In a press release announcing the filing of the statement of interest, the CFPB explained that “discriminatory targeting” is the act of directing predatory or otherwise harmful products or practices at certain groups, neighborhoods, or parts of a community.
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