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Building upon the work of the Bureau’s child savings account initiative, the goal of these briefs is to identify, document, and advance promising and proven practices that can increase child savings opportunities for more families with low incomes and low wealth, and that can be taken to scale.

Financial information and tools available to help people transitioning from incarceration.

Overwhelmed by credit card debt and might miss a payment? Contact your creditor about your current situation for alternative repayment options.

Building and retaining savings is important because it provides a financial foundation on which to plan for the future.

The Bureau held a forum on child savings accounts. We produced a report on the forum so that you can learn more about how states and communities are offering opportunities for families to save for post-secondary education.

Do you use person-to-person payment services? Protect your money by learning the risks associated with mobile payment apps and services.

Five ways financial institutions work with consumers who have limited English proficiency.

Learn how encouraging people to save their tax refunds could have a big impact on their financial situation.

Our division of Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending works to create a level playing field in financial markets and to help ensure fairness for consumers.

An important part of the CFPB's mandate from Congress is to make rules governing consumer finance markets more effective and to create new rules when...

Today we're announcing that we filed a lawsuit against a robo-call debt collection operation, including its ringleaders, their companies, and service...

In case you missed it, yesterday Director Cordray announced our proposed rule on student loan servicers. As so many families are all too aware, the cost of...

You may know about the three biggest nationwide credit reporting companies: Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. But did you know that there are other...

A Beginning Today marks an important step forward for the CFPB as we work to protect consumers. Going forward, the CFPB will expand its bank supervision...

Today and tomorrow, we will be meeting with nearly 100 organizations from across the country to hear their views about an important building block for our...

Dear CFPB, I noticed you posted a request for public comments on "larger participants" for your "nonbank supervision" program. I don't understand what this...

Today, I addressed the National Association of Attorneys General. It was good to see some old friends and new faces – State attorneys general from around...