Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law charting a path ahead
A message from the Chair of the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law on the Taskforce report, public engagement, and a path forward.
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CFPB Office of Innovation proposes “disclosure sandbox” for companies to test new ways to inform consumers
The Bureau’s new Office of Innovation is proposing a “Disclosure Sandbox” to give companies leeway to test new disclosures or delivery methods that may better serve consumers.
Introducing our new Bureau seal
We are proud to unveil a new seal for the Bureau that aligns us with the official seals of other federal financial services regulators.
Announcing the Joseph Story Honors Attorney Program
Today, we’re announcing that this fellowship, formerly known as the Louis D. Brandeis Honors Attorney Program, will be renamed the Joseph Story Honors Attorney Program.
Six years serving you
In observance of six years serving consumers, here are six ways the CFPB has made consumers count.
Consumers Count: Tools and resources for money decisions
Take control of your financial life with these ten tools that can help you make choices at the grocery store, pay your credit card bill, and deal with debt. They can also prepare you for money decisions like buying a home or figuring out how to pay for college.
Consumers Count: Responding with resources
Learn about the five financial products and services we’ve received the most complaints about in the last 5 years. Check out the resources we’ve created to help you understand credit cards, debt collection, mortgages, credit reports, banking accounts, and more.
Consumers Count: Five years standing up for you
In the past five years, we have written rules, enforced laws and, supervised banks and other financial companies, while at the same time creating resources to educate and engage you to make informed choices with your finances.
Our priorities to ensure a fair marketplace
To protect and help consumers in the financial marketplace, we set priorities to ensure that we tackle the most troubling problems using the best mix of tools available. Today we provided an overview of these goals to the members of our Consumer Advisory Board, and we’d like to share them with you.
We participated in the National Day of Civic Hacking 2015
We participated in multiple National Day of Civic Hacking events this year, with CFPB staff attending events in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Oakland, Calif. and Burlington, Vt. During the event, participants provided input on our CFPB Owning a Home website and analyzed our public Consumer Complaint Database and our public Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Database.