What can students do to protect themselves?
This post is part of a series for National Consumer Protection Week Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in student loan debt. That's more than we owe...
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So, how do I submit a complaint?
This post is part of a series for National Consumer Protection Week We began taking credit card complaints in July 2011, and we now can help with complaints...
Student debt and health care
We need your input to help student loan borrowers experiencing distress and default. Learn more about this project and how you can contribute ideas. We want...
Student debt and schools
Many communities face shortages of teachers in areas of critical need, including science and math. These teacher shortages are felt most acutely in rural...
Help stop the student debt domino effect
Today, we announced that we're gathering information to come up with a plan to address the challenges many struggling borrowers face to find a more...
Paying for college [beta]
Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in student loan debt. That's more than we owe on credit cards, more than we owe on car loans – and it's still...
VA trademarks ‘GI Bill’ to shield vets from deceptive marketing
An important step to ensure that servicemembers and veterans are not seen simply as "dollar signs in uniform." We continue to work with federal and state...
More than 500 colleges agree to adopt financial aid shopping sheet
Cross posted from the Department of Education. We were proud to work with the Department of Education on this Know Before You Owe Project. By Arne Duncan I...
Research updates on private student loans
Last month, we released a report to Congress with the Department of Education on the private student market. This report helped shed light on how the...
Meet Julio from Florida
Since we launched on July 21st 2011, we've heard directly from consumers about the challenges they face in the marketplace, brought their concerns to the...
Falling behind on your student loans? Know your options.
At the Bureau, we are working to understand the impact of the recession on young consumers and to learn more about what increasing levels of student debt...
Pushing forward on the CFPB’s financial aid comparison tool
This past year, we've been working with the Department of Education on a project to help colleges provide clear and comparable financial aid information...
Thousands of voices on private student loans
This past winter, we issued a Request for Information to hear about people's experiences with private student loans. We have now published the nearly 2,000...
Educating and empowering American consumers
There are certain occasions in everyone's life when one decision can have long-lasting effects. How will you pay for college? Which mortgage should you...
Accountability in military education
On April 27th, the President signs an executive order instructing several departments to take steps to ensure that servicemembers, veterans and their...
Paying for College: Help us make it easier for you to choose
April is a time when students and their families anxiously await their college acceptance letters. But for families across the country, the good news of...
Too Big to Fail: Student debt hits a trillion
Recently, we undertook what we understand is the first major effort to understand the size of the private student loan market. This market went through the...
Our student loan complaint system is open for business
If you have a complaint about student loans, we are ready to hear from you. For the first time, a single agency is now responsible for watching out for all...
Our second National Consumer Protection Week
This week is National Consumer Protection Week. The Bureau and other federal agencies participate in this week to help consumers safely navigate the markets...
Your thoughts on private student loans
The Consumer Bureau has been busy when it comes to student loans. We worked with the Department of Education to launch our Know Before You Owe: Student...
Your feedback on Know Before You Owe: Student Loans
Earlier this week, we issued a memorandum to consumers and industry participants who submitted comments on our Know Before You Owe: Student Loans project...
Chime in on private student loans
For the last month, student loans have kept us pretty busy. We released our Student Debt Repayment Assistant to help borrowers understand their options when...
Know Before You Owe: Let’s tackle student loans
We started Know Before You Owe several months ago to make mortgage disclosure forms easy to understand and easy to compare. The idea was and is that people...
Live from Minneapolis!
Today's live events have now ended. You can read Raj's full remarks from the University of Minnesota. Be sure to check out the new Know Before You Owe –...
Know your student loan repayment options
Between the increasing cost of higher education and the impact of the financial crisis, students are more reliant than ever on loans to pay for school. With...