Americans with disabilities have the right to improve their financial lives
Americans with disabilities disproportionately live in poverty; are more than twice as likely to use nonbank financial services such as payday loans and...
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You have the right to a fair financial marketplace
Since 2011, we have secured over $10.8 billion dollars in relief for more than 25 million consumers harmed by illegal practices.
Save the date, Know Before You Owe Forum on eClosing
The forum will take place on Wednesday, August 5 at 1 p.m. EDT, and will feature remarks from Director Richard Cordray, as well as a panel discussion with...
Four years working for you
While our doors have only been open for a short time, our work is helping to create a financial marketplace that works for you. We're listening to your...
Today we begin to share the story of your complaints
Today, for the first time, we are making consumers' complaint narratives – the heart and soul of the complaints we receive – public. These narratives are...
Save the date: Join us for the Summer Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Omaha, Neb.
Join us for a Consumer Advisory Board meeting with Director Cordray on Thursday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST. During this meeting we will discuss...
Spring 2015 rulemaking agenda
An important part of our mandate is to make rules more effective and create new rules when necessary. Today, we're posting a semi-annual update of our...
Register for our research conference on consumer finance
Join us for the CFPB Research Conference on May 7-8, 2015. The conference will be focused on high-quality consumer finance research, with academic and...
Save the date: Join us for an Academic Research Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
During this meeting, we'll discuss trends in consumer finance research, the activities of consumer financial protection agencies in other countries, and...
Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting with Director Cordray where we will discuss credit scores and credit reporting and implications for...
Live from Richmond!
Today, we held a field hearing on payday lending in Richmond, Va. The hearing featured remarks from Director Richard Cordray, as well as testimony from...
Save the date, Richmond!
Join us for a field hearing in Richmond, Va. on payday lending. The hearing will take place on Thursday, March 26 at 12 p.m. EDT.
Live from Newark!
Today, we held a field hearing on arbitration in Newark, N.J. The event featured remarks from Director Richard Cordray, as well as testimony from consumer...
Getting young people on the path to financial success
We're working with the Department of Labor to increase youth financial capability across the country at this crucial stage when young people are starting to...
Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, DC
Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting with Director Cordray on Thursday, March 12 from 3 to 5 p.m. EST. During this meeting we will discuss...
Save the date, Newark!
Join us for a field hearing in Newark, N.J. on arbitration.
Save the date: Join us for the Winter 2015 Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Washington, DC
Join us for a Consumer Advisory Board meeting with Director Cordray on Thursday, February 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. During this meeting we will discuss...
Accepting applications for our Advisory Board and Councils in 2015
Today, we're accepting applications for membership on all of our advisory groups. We're inviting applications from individuals who can provide us with...
Evaluating ways to promote regular saving habits among prepaid card users
We believe that consumers are more likely to save if they have access to the right tools. Today, we're announcing that, as part of Project Catalyst, we'll...
Live from Oklahoma City!
Today, we held a field hearing on medical debt collection in Oklahoma City, OK. The hearing featured remarks from Director Richard Cordray, as well as...
Save the date and call for research papers
Next Spring, we’ll host our first research conference on consumer finance in Washington, D.C.
Save the date, Oklahoma City!
Join us for a field hearing in Oklahoma City, OK on medical debt collection.
Live from Wilmington!
Today, we're holding a field hearing on prepaid accounts Wilmington, Delaware. The event will feature remarks from Director Richard Cordray, as well as...
Save the date, Wilmington, DE!
Join us for a field hearing on prepaid accounts in Wilmington, Delaware.
Live from Long Beach!
We held a roundtable discussion, Debt collection and the Latino community in Long Beach, California. During our discussion, we heard from advocates...