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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.

Timemark, Inc. cobró ilegalmente tarifas por adelantado a consumidores que buscaban renegociar, acordar, reducir, o alterar los términos de sus préstamos.

Timemark, Inc. collected illegal advance fees from more than 7,100 consumers seeking to renegotiate, settle, reduce, or alter the terms of their loans.

The CFPB releases its Fair Lending Annual Report to Congress, describing its fair lending activities in enforcement and supervision; guidance and rulemaking; interagency coordination; and outreach and education for calendar year 2022.

A new analysis from CFPB researchers finds that the majority of mortgage borrowers in forbearance during COVID-19 have since become current on their loans.

The CFPB filed an amicus brief to protect consumers’ right to challenge discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Beginning on July 3, the CFPB is accepting applications to serve on our four advisory committees, which provide insight and advice as we carry out our work.

In a response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s inquiry into automated worker surveillance, the CFPB has also outlined concerns about the potential harms workers may face when algorithms continually determine a worker’s earnings, hours, and more.

Hemos introducido una Declaración de Interés junto al Departamento de Justicia para proteger a compradores y propietarios de viviendas de tasaciones discriminatorias.

CFPB will propose streamlining the existing mortgage servicing rules to promote greater agility on the part of mortgage servicers in responding to future economic shocks while also continuing to ensure they meet their obligations for assisting borrowers promptly and fairly.

The CFPB is working to accelerate the shift to open banking through a new personal data rights rule intended to break down these obstacles, jumpstart competition, and protect financial privacy.

Lanzamos una averiguación sobre las compañías que rastrean y recogen información sobre la vida personal de la gente.

The CFPB launched an inquiry into companies that track and collect information on people’s personal lives.

The CFPB is monitoring financial institutions’ use of chatbot technology to ensure consumers receive timely and reliable support from their providers.

Delinquencies and scheduled payments for non-student-loans continue to rise for student loan borrowers during the federal student loan payment pause.

Los miembros de las redes de justicia pueden aprender las prácticas de las redes que se adaptaron en los últimos años, y replicar sus esfuerzos en sus comunidades.

Elder justice stakeholders can learn from best practices of networks that adapted in the last several years and replicate their efforts in their communities.

Estamos tomando un nuevo paso para asegurar que las decisiones tomadas por modelos automáticos, a veces mercadeadas como inteligencia artificial, sean responsables.

Today, the CFPB is taking another step toward ensuring accountability for automated decision models, sometimes marketed as artificial intelligence (AI).

Mortgage borrowers are paying around $100 a month more depending on which lender they choose, for the same type of loan and the same consumer characteristics (such as credit score and downpayment).

The CFPB is exploring long-term solutions to move away from single points of failure, ensure system resilience, and eliminate unnecessary complexity in rulemaking.

The nationwide credit reporting companies have removed medical collections already paid, under $500 or less than a year old from consumer credit reports. Have medical debt? Here’s what you should know.

Las compañías nacionales de informes de crédito removieron cobranzas médicas ya pagadas, menores de $500 y con menos de un año de antigüedad de los informes de crédito de los consumidores. ¿Tiene deuda médica? Le mostramos qué debe saber.

More than 6,500 consumers who were misled by false promises and paid fees to Burlington Financial Group will receive checks in the mail this month.

Los emisores de tarjetas de crédito no están reportando sus datos de pagos a las empresas de informes de crédito. Preguntamos por qué, y esto descubrimos.