# CFPB Enforcement Actions Actor (`tehsnarf/cfpb-enforcement-actions`) Actor

Scrapes CFPB enforcement-action listings and individual action pages into structured records with filing details, documents, and redress signals.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tehsnarf/cfpb-enforcement-actions.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Hoover](https://apify.com/tehsnarf) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CFPB Enforcement Actions Actor

Scrapes CFPB enforcement actions and individual action pages into structured JSON records.

### What it does

- Collects action titles from the public CFPB enforcement-actions listing.
- Follows each action page to capture forum, docket number, action date, status, tags, and document links.
- Extracts summary text and any redress or penalty language that appears in the page copy.

### Use cases

1. Track new CFPB enforcement actions for compliance and risk-monitoring workflows.
2. Build a public regulatory-events dataset for analysts, journalists, or sales teams.
3. Monitor docket/document links and redress language for downstream alerting.

### Input

- `startUrls`: one or more CFPB enforcement-actions list pages or action pages
- `maxItems`: maximum number of records to emit
- `fetchDetails`: fetch each action page for full metadata
- `delaySeconds`: pause between listing requests
- `detailDelaySeconds`: pause before detail-page requests

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `action_title` | Title shown on the CFPB action page |
| `company_person_names` | Entity or person names in the action title |
| `category` | Primary product tag from the action page |
| `status` | Enforcement status or forum status |
| `action_date` | Initial filing or action date |
| `docket_case_links` | Linked filings, PDFs, or case URLs |
| `summary` | Introductory summary text |
| `tags` | Product tags from the page |
| `penalties_redress` | Monetary penalty or redress language when present |
| `source_urls` | URLs used to build the record |

### Example output

```json
{
  "action_title": "Wise US Inc.",
  "company_person_names": "Wise US Inc.",
  "category": "Remittances",
  "status": "Post Order/Post Judgment",
  "action_date": "JAN 30, 2025",
  "docket_case_links": [
    "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/wise-us-inc/",
    "https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_wise-us-inc-consent-order_2025-01.pdf",
    "https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_wise-us-inc-stipulation_2025-01.pdf"
  ],
  "summary": "On January 30, 2025, the Bureau issued an order against Wise US Inc., a nonbank remittance transfer provider headquartered in New York, New York.",
  "tags": ["Remittances"],
  "penalties_redress": "The Amended Consent Order requires Wise to take measures to ensure future compliance, provide approximately $450,000 for consumer redress, and pay a $44,955 civil money penalty.",
  "source_urls": ["https://www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/wise-us-inc/"]
}
```

### Pricing

$6.00 per 1,000 results ($0.006 per result)
Set a max cost limit when starting a run to control spend. The Actor stops automatically when the limit is reached.

### Example costs

100 results  = $0.60
500 results  = $3.00
1,000 results = $6.00
5,000 results = $30.00

### Notes

- Public .gov source, no authentication required.
- Uses static HTML parsing and does not require Playwright.
- Detail-page enrichment is enabled by default.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

CFPB enforcement-actions list pages or individual action pages to scrape.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to emit.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Visit individual action pages to enrich each result with docket links, status, tags, and redress signals.

## `delaySeconds` (type: `number`):

Polite pause between listing-page requests.

## `detailDelaySeconds` (type: `number`):

Pause before detail-page fetches.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many item pages to fetch at once (each still waits detailDelaySeconds before requesting)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "delaySeconds": 1,
  "detailDelaySeconds": 0.75,
  "concurrency": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tehsnarf/cfpb-enforcement-actions").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tehsnarf/cfpb-enforcement-actions").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/actions/"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call tehsnarf/cfpb-enforcement-actions --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=tehsnarf/cfpb-enforcement-actions",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/MQRDCEKEYzzihUyXB/builds/QeqzFtbCbg9CDtCeI/openapi.json