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At the CFPB

Published MAY 01, 2013

Reserve la cita: Únase a nosotros para la reunión de la Junta Consultiva de Consumidores en Los Ángeles

Únese a la Junta Consultiva de Consumidores para una reunión con el Director Cordray donde discutiremos las dificultades y oportunidades que enfrentan los...

By Delicia Hand

At the CFPB

Published MAY 01, 2013

Save the date: Join us for a Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Los Angeles

Join the CFPB's Consumer Advisory Board for a meeting with Director Cordray where we will discuss challenges and opportunities faced by new Americans in the...

By Delicia Hand

At the CFPB Policy and compliance

Published APR 26, 2013

What’s the Civil Penalty Fund?

When we pursue an enforcement action against a person or company for violating a federal consumer financial protection law, the person or company may have...

By Rumana Ahmad

At the CFPB Policy and compliance

Published APR 22, 2013

Working with tribal governments

It's crucial that our work meets the needs of consumers in Indian Country and respects the unique relationship between the federal government and tribal...

By John Pitts

At the CFPB

Published APR 18, 2013

Reserve la cita, Miami-Dade, Florida!

Únase a nosotros para una audiencia pública en el Condado de Miami-Dade sobre prestatarios de préstamos estudiantiles. La audiencia se celebrará el...

By Zixta Q Martinez

At the CFPB Policy and compliance

Published APR 04, 2013

How do you build financial capability?

In case you missed it, we're gathering information on how to build financial capabilities for people with disabilities, veterans in transition, and people...

By CFPB Web Team

At the CFPB Info for consumers

Published MAR 28, 2013

Meet someone who has personally worked with more than 2,000 consumers

Yesterday, I had the honor of meeting Whitney, a star member of our team who answers calls from consumers. She's personally helped more than 2,000 people...

By Richard Cordray

At the CFPB

Published MAR 28, 2013

Live from Des Moines, IA!

We were in Des Moines, IA for a field hearing on the expansion of Consumer Complaint Database. Today's live event has ended. If you missed the event, you...

At the CFPB Info for consumers

Published MAR 25, 2013

Our progress on financial education

Financial education is an important component of our work. We help consumers understand the opportunities, risks, and consequences associated with financial...

By Dubis Correal and Irene Skricki

At the CFPB

Published MAR 18, 2013

Update: Join us for a field hearing in Des Moines

We have announced the location for our field hearing in Des Moines, Iowa on the Bureau's Consumer Complaint Database. The hearing will take place on...

By Zixta Q Martinez

At the CFPB Policy and compliance

Published MAR 13, 2013

Come be our ‘boots on the ground’ – join our supervision team!

We're recruiting examiners – our "boots on the ground" within our supervision team – to work daily with large banks and nonbank companies to ensure...

By Lindsay Bacon

At the CFPB

Published MAR 11, 2013

Save the date: join us for a field hearing in Des Moines

Join us for a field hearing in Des Moines, Iowa, on the Bureau's Office of Consumer Response Consumer Complaint Database. The hearing will take place on...

By Zixta Q Martinez

At the CFPB Info for consumers

Published MAR 05, 2013

Twitter: Let’s chat!

We're excited to co-host a twitter chat with the Federal Trade Commission and the General Services Administration as part of National Consumer Protection...

By Erie Meyer

At the CFPB Policy and compliance

Published MAR 01, 2013

Project Catalyst develops portfolio to support innovation

The initiatives announced at the start of Project Catalyst are gaining early traction. In November 2012 in Mountain View, Calif., we launched Project...

By Rebekah Emanuel and Ana Mahony

At the CFPB

Published FEB 20, 2013

Live from CFPB headquarters

Today's live event has ended. If you missed the event, you can read CFPB Director Richard Cordray's remarks and watch the recording below of a discussion by...

At the CFPB

Published FEB 12, 2013

Join us on Feb. 20th to discuss financial issues facing consumers

Join the Consumer Advisory Board for a meeting with Director Cordray, where he'll highlight the Bureau's 2012 accomplishments and discuss some of the issues...

By Delicia Hand

At the CFPB Policy and compliance

Published FEB 12, 2013

Partnering in an information sharing agreement with the Navajo Nation to protect tribal consumers

One way we further our mission to protect consumers is through appropriately sharing with state and local law enforcement agencies information that CFPB has...

By Kent Markus

At the CFPB

Published JAN 17, 2013

Live from Atlanta, GA!

Today we're in Atlanta, GA for our second field hearing this month on mortgage policy. Watch here for remarks from CFPB Director, Richard Cordray, as well...

At the CFPB

Published JAN 15, 2013

See you soon Atlanta, GA!

Join us for a field hearing on mortgage policy on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, featuring remarks from CFPB Director Richard Cordray, as well as testimony from...

By Zixta Q Martinez

At the CFPB

Published JAN 10, 2013

Live from Baltimore, MD!

We were in Baltimore, MD for a field hearing on mortgage policy. Today's live event has ended. If you missed the event, you can read CFPB Director Cordray's...

At the CFPB

Published JAN 07, 2013

See you soon, Baltimore, MD!

Join us for a field hearing on mortgage policy on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, featuring remarks from CFPB Director Richard Cordray, as well as testimony from...

By Zixta Q Martinez

At the CFPB

Published DEC 18, 2012

Save the Date, Baltimore, MD, and Atlanta, GA!

Join us for two events on mortgage policy. On Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, we will hold a field hearing in Baltimore, Md. On Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, we will...

By Zixta Q Martinez

At the CFPB

Published DEC 17, 2012

Realigning our supervision work

Today we're announcing the reorganization of our Headquarters staff for Supervision. We will continue having two Supervision offices at Headquarters, but...

By Steve Antonakes

At the CFPB Info for consumers

Published DEC 12, 2012

Access, Data and Scale – Strategies to making the market work better for low-income and economically vulnerable consumers

Many of the low-income and economically vulnerable consumers we serve through the Office of Financial Empowerment face barriers to accessing affordable...

By Cliff Rosenthal

At the CFPB Info for consumers

Published DEC 11, 2012

Sharing consumer complaint data with state agencies

We help consumers with complaints about credit cards, mortgages, student loans, checking accounts, savings accounts, credit reporting, bank services, and...

By Scott Pluta