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Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at a White House Convening on Medical Debt
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Pause and review your rights when you hear from a medical debt collector
Category: Press release CFPB Director Chopra Joins White House Event on Medical Debt
Category: Consumer advisories Sepa sus derechos cuando le llame un cobrador médico | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB actúa contra problemas en cobro de deudas médicas | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Aim at Double Billing and Inflated Charges in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Blog La Deuda Médica y las Prácticas de Facturación de los Hospitales sin Fines de Lucro
Category: Blog Medical Debt and Non-Profit Hospital Billing Practices
Category: Blog Debt collectors that take advantage of surviving spouses and their vulnerabilities
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2024
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Protection Issues in Medical and Rental Debt Collection
Category: Blog What we're learning: Medical debt's impact on Alaska Native communities
Category: Blog Junk fees that harm competition
Category: Press release CFPB Exams Find Loan Servicing Failures, Illegal Debt Collection Practices, and Issues with Medical Payment Products
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Servicing and Collection of Consumer Debt, Issue 34 (Summer 2024)
Category: Press release Examenes de la CFPB encuentran fallas en productos y servicios financieros | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Student Loan Servicer PHEAA for Pursuing Borrowers for Loans Discharged in Bankruptcy
Category: Press release CFPB demanda a PHEAA por perseguir a prestatarios | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Western Benefits for Swindling Student Loan Borrowers
Category: Press release CFPB actúa contra Western Benefits por engañar a prestatarios
Category: Report Data spotlight: Early impacts of removing low-balance medical collections
Category: Press release CFPB Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB: 15 millones tienen facturas médicas en sus informes de crédito
Category: Report Recent Changes in Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Records
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTech and CEO Austen Allred for Deceiving Students and Hiding Loan Costs
Category: Press release CFPB toma acción contra BloomTech y Austen Allred
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of Seth Frotman, General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the National Consumer Law Center/National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance
Category: Blog Unlawful fees in the mortgage market
Category: Blog Tarifas ilegales en el mercado de hipotecas
Category: Press release CFPB y Siete Fiscales Generales Estatales demandan a la Empresa Strategic Financial Solutions por Estafar por más de $100 Millones a Familias en Dificultades Financieras
Category: Press release CFPB and Seven State Attorneys General Sue Debt-Relief Enterprise, Strategic Financial Solutions, for Illegally Swindling More Than $100 Million from Financially Struggling Families
Category: Blog Holding debt collectors responsible for false statements
Category: Press release CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Press release CFPB and 11 States Order Prehired to Provide Students More than $30 Million in Relief for Illegal Student Lending Practices
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2023
Category: Press release CFPB multa con $15 millones a Enova por incumplir orden
Category: Press release CFPB Fines Repeat Offender Enova $15 Million for Violating Order, Deceiving Customers, and Withdrawing Funds Without Consent
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Press release CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Pone en Marcha la Creación de Normativa para Eliminar Facturas Médicas en Informes de Crédito
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Blog What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Blog Qué nos dicen los consumidores de New Mexico
Category: Press release CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Consumer risks posed by employer-driven debt
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Illegally Luring Americans into Expensive Financing and Bullying Borrowers Using False Threats
Category: Press release CFPB Demanda a la Compañía Snap Finance por Convencer a Consumidores a Tomar Costoso Financiamiento y por Abusar a sus Prestatarios Usando Falsas Amenazas
Category: Press release State Partners and CFPB Sue Prehired For Illegal Student Lending Practices
Category: Press release Autoridades Estatales y la CFPB Demandan a Prehired por sus Prácticas Ilegales en Préstamos
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Phoenix Financial Services for Illegal Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Press release CFPB Toma Acción Contra Phoenix Financial Services por Prácticas Ilegales de Cobro de Deudas Médicas y Reporte del Crédito
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Illegal Collection Tactics on Zombie Mortgages
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on Zombie Mortgage Debt
Category: Blog Office of Research blog: Who gets sued in civil courts? Civil judgments are not evenly distributed
Category: Press release CFPB emite directrices contra tácticas ilegales de cobro de hipotecas zombis
Category: Press release CFPB ordena a delincuente reincidente, pagar $24 millones
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Repeat Offender Portfolio Recovery Associates to Pay More Than $24 Million for Continued Illegal Debt Collection Practices and Consumer Reporting Violations
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Press release CFPB Finds One-Third Decline in Collections Items on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB toma acción contra demandas falsas a consumidores
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Halt Debt Collection Mill From Bombarding Consumers with Junk Lawsuits
Category: Blog You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
Category: Blog Usted puede ayudar a cuidadores a descubrir tácticas ilegales de cobranzas de deudas con hogares de cuidado
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 28, Fall 2022
Category: Blog Sus voces guían nuestro trabajo
Category: Blog Your voices help drive our work
Category: Report 2022 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Nursing Home Debt Collection
Category: Speech Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding Required Financial Assistance in Medical Care
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Credit Trends Report: Paid and Low-Balance Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog Identifying and addressing the financial needs of immigrants
Category: Blog Tell us your stories about employer-driven debt
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2021 Annual Report
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Experiences of Military Families with Medical Billing, Credit Reporting, and Debt Collection
Category: Press release CFPB and New York Attorney General Shut Down Debt Collection Ring
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 26, Spring 2022
Category: Press release CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Blog Transcript Withholding Holds Back Workers and Wages
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2022
Category: Blog Protecting families and honest businesses from debt collection abuses
Category: Blog Ou dwe konnen ki dwa ak pwoteksyon ou genyen nan sa ki gen pou wè avèk bòdwo medikal ak rekouvreman
Category: Blog Alamin ang iyong mga karapatan at proteksyon pagdating sa mga medikal na singil at pangongolekta
Category: Blog Know your rights and protections when it comes to medical bills and collections
Category: Blog Biết các quyền và biện pháp bảo vệ của quý vị khi đề cập tới hóa đơn và thu nợ y tế
Category: Blog 瞭解你關於醫療帳單和收帳的權利和保護措施
Category: Blog Conozca sus derechos y protecciones en relación a las facturas médicas y los cobros
Category: Blog 의료비 및 추심에 대한 권리와 보호조치에 대해 알아보세요.
Category: Blog Знайте и защищайте свои права, касающиеся медицинских счетов и взыскания задолженности
Category: Blog Overdraft fees can price people out of banking
Category: Blog New effort focused on financial issues facing rural communities
Category: Blog Shining a Spotlight on Workers’ Financial Experiences
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Blog Report illustrates how the big three credit reporting companies are giving consumers the runaround
Category: Blog No Surprises Act: How we are protecting people from the side effects of surprise medical bills