On April 17, 2024, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with BloomTech Inc., d/b/a Bloom Institute of Technology (BloomTech), and BloomTech’s CEO, Austen Allred, resolving allegations that the company’s practices with respect to income-share agreements (ISAs) violated various consumer protection statutes. BloomTech, formerly known…