What we're learning: Medical debt's impact on Alaska Native communities
There is a disproportionate impact of medical debt on American Indian and Alaska Native consumers, in Alaska and across the United States.
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Junk fees that harm competition
The CFPB filed an amicus brief to help ensure that mortgage servicers acting as debt collectors don’t improperly charge fees that prevent consumers from shopping around.
Ensuring consumers aren’t pushed into medical payment products
The CFPB is examining how financial institutions market their products to healthcare providers.
Banks’ responsibility for scams
The CFPB filed a Statement of Interest (amicus brief) to help ensure that banks meet their obligations with respect to scams.
Public Interest Tech Jobs: Regulate tech and AI
Join us and other enforcement agencies across the Federal government to ensure the use of advanced technology and automated systems comply with all Federal laws.
Ensuring servicemembers can protect themselves from unlawful financial practices
The CFPB and DOJ filed an amicus brief to help ensure that servicemembers can file lawsuits to enforce the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Proteger militares de prácticas financieras ilegales
La CFPB y el DOJ emiten escrito amicus curiae para asegurarse de que militares puedan demandar para hacer cumplir la Ley de Ayuda Civil a Miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas.
Consumer reporting companies have an obligation to correct errors
The CFPB and FTC filed an amicus brief to help ensure that consumer reporting companies investigate consumer disputes.
Compañías de informes de crédito deben corregir errores
Hemos introducido junto a la FTC un escrito amicus curiae para asegurarnos de que las compañías de informes del consumidor investiguen las disputas hechas por los consumidores.
State UDAAP Developments
CFPB provides input on New York reforms on abusive corporate conduct.
ASC hearing addresses appraisal bias, highlights deficiencies with The Appraisal Foundation
On February 13, the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) held a public hearing on appraisal bias, including an examination of The Appraisal Foundation.
Unlawful fees in the mortgage market
The CFPB and FTC filed an amicus brief to help ensure that people can hold debt collectors accountable for unlawful fees.
Tarifas ilegales en el mercado de hipotecas
Hemos introducido junto a la FTC una opinión legal para asegurarnos de que el público pueda obligar a los cobradores a rendir cuentas por cobrar tarifas ilegales.
The CFPB’s enforcement work in 2023 and what lies ahead
The CFPB’s enforcement authority is among our most impactful tools—reinforcing compliance with federal consumer financial laws and sending a clear message to entities within our authority and the public that the CFPB remains vigilant on behalf of consumers.
Holding debt collectors responsible for false statements
The CFPB filed an amicus brief to help ensure that consumers can hold debt collectors accountable for making false statements.
State regulatory developments on “income-based advances”
The CFPB has submitted input on a proposal by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation explaining states' critical role in oversight of providers of consumer financial products and services.
$240 mil serán distribuidos a afectados por estafa
Consumidores recibirán cheques de demanda contra compañía de alivio de deuda de préstamos estudiantiles que tomó miles de dólares de sus prestatarios sin su autorización.
CFPB to distribute more than $240,000 to consumers harmed by student loan debt-relief scam
845 consumers will receive checks from a lawsuit against the owner of a student loan debt-relief company that withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars from borrowers without authorization.
Four million complaints: More than just a milestone
Consumer complaints about financial products and services provide real-time insights into what individuals and families are experiencing in the financial marketplace. In August, the CFPB published our four millionth consumer complaint.
The law requires companies to delete disputed unverified information from consumer reports
When a company that provided disputed information to a credit reporting agency is unable to determine whether the information is true or not, the law requires the company to tell the agency the information couldn’t be verified and to stop providing that information going forward.
Doce años protegiendo a consumidores y negocios honestos
La Oficina para la Protección Financiera del Consumidor cumplió 12 años de fundada. Estamos orgullosos del trabajo hecho hasta ahora y continuaremos protegiendo a los consumidores mientras nuevos mercados emerjan.
Twelve years of protecting consumers and honest businesses
Tomorrow is the 12th anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB is proud to celebrate our work so far and continue protecting consumers as new markets emerge.
Ensuring consumers receive critical lending protections
This week, we joined the State of Maine to file an amicus brief to help ensure that consumers receive critical protections when taking out loans.
CFPB to distribute more than $3.5 million to consumers who were charged illegal fees to reduce or eliminate their federal student loans
Timemark, Inc. collected illegal advance fees from more than 7,100 consumers seeking to renegotiate, settle, reduce, or alter the terms of their loans.
Protecting consumers’ right to challenge discrimination
The CFPB filed an amicus brief to protect consumers’ right to challenge discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.