Accepting applications for CFPB advisory committees
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.
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Accepting applications for CFPB advisory committees
Beginning on July 5, the CFPB is accepting applications to serve on our four advisory committees, which provide insight and advice as we carry out our work.
We are accepting applications for our Advisory Committees
These advisory committees provide us with information about emerging trends and practices in the consumer financial marketplace. Apply today to become a member.
Bureau adopts new procedures for external peer review of important research
The Bureau’s new peer review policy will ensure the quality and credibility of the Bureau’s important research and further the goal of evidence-based policy making.
We are accepting applications for our Advisory Committees
These advisory committees provide us with information about emerging trends and practices in the consumer financial marketplace. Apply today to become a member.
We are accepting applications for our Advisory Committees
These advisory committees provide us with information about emerging trends and practices in the consumer financial marketplace. Apply today to become a member.
Accepting applications for our Academic Research Council
We are accepting applications for membership on our Academic Research Council (ARC).
New research shows online payday loan borrowers rack up steep fees
We recently released a study about payments for online payday loans and other high-cost online loans and their effects on consumers. We found that online...
Accepting applications for our Academic Research Council
We are looking to fill three additional seats on the Academic Research Council in 2016. The ARC was created as a technical advisory body of scholars to make...
Three things to do before closing: What we learned from studying eClosing
Today we're releasing the results of a pilot program where we explored tools and process changes that can help consumers better navigate closing by...
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...
We took a look at arbitration agreements and here’s what we found
Tens of millions of consumers use financial products or services like credit cards and student loans that include pre-dispute arbitration clauses in their...
Nearly half of mortgage borrowers don’t shop around when they buy a home
We shop to find the best price for laptops or appliances, but a report of recent mortgage borrowers found that almost half of us don't shop around for a...
Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Today, we're releasing a report that looks at deals between financial institutions and colleges to market credit cards to students. This year we found that...
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...
Save the date and call for research papers
Next Spring, we’ll host our first research conference on consumer finance in Washington, D.C.
Promoting saving at tax time
Today, we're announcing that as part of Project Catalyst, we'll be working with H&R Block to evaluate practices to promote consumer saving behavior during...
New Project Catalyst research pilot to study early intervention credit counseling
We're announcing a research pilot aimed at assessing the potential impact of early intervention credit counseling. We know that defaulting on credit card...
Updated mortgage data available
Last year, we released a web-based tool that provides the public with easier access to mortgage data for 2007 through 2012. Today, we're updating the...
Our Board and Council meetings are changing
To provide more transparency and to be responsive to the requests we've received, we're changing the format of our Board and Council meetings and opening...
Two new members for our Academic Research Council
We're pleased to announce the two new members appointed to our ARC are Raphael Bostic from the University of Southern California and Melvin Stephens from...
Explainer: Federal student loan interest rates to jump
While rates aren't set in stone yet, interest rates on new federal student loans are expected to jump this July. We've updated our Paying for College tool...