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At the CFPB

Published MAR 10, 2022

New effort focused on financial issues facing rural communities

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a launched a new initiative to focus on financial issues facing rural America. Our effort will initially focus on rural banking deserts, discriminatory and predatory agricultural credit, and manufactured housing.

By Shawn Sebastian

• • Community banks
• • Discrimination
• • Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• • Everyone has a story
• • Financial service providers
• • Payday loans

At the CFPB

Published APR 06, 2015

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...

By Delicia Hand

• • Academic Research Council
• • Community Bank Advisory Council
• • Community banks
• • Everyone has a story

At the CFPB

Published JAN 16, 2015

Accepting applications for our Advisory Board and Councils in 2015

Today, we're accepting applications for membership on all of our advisory groups. We're inviting applications from individuals who can provide us with...

By Delicia Hand

• • Community Bank Advisory Council
• • Community banks
• • Consumer Advisory Board
• • Credit Union Advisory Council
• • Credit unions

At the CFPB

Published OCT 02, 2014

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 mortgages and overdrafts.

By Delicia Hand

• • Community Bank Advisory Council
• • Community banks
• • Everyone has a story
• • Mortgages
• • Overdraft

At the CFPB

Published FEB 26, 2014

Extended deadline: Apply to our Community Bank Advisory Council and Credit Union Advisory Council

We’re extending the application deadline by two weeks. All applications for our CBAC and CUAC must be received by March 14, 2014.

By Delicia Hand

• • Community Bank Advisory Council
• • Community banks
• • Credit Union Advisory Council
• • Credit unions

At the CFPB Policy and compliance

Published JUN 13, 2011

Know Before You Owe, Credit Unions, and Community Banks

As you have been reading here on the blog, we released the first draft versions of a combined Good Faith Estimate and Truth in Lending disclosure form in...

By Elizabeth Vale

• • Community banks
• • Credit unions
• • Mortgages

At the CFPB

Published APR 27, 2011

Continuing our work with Community Banks and Credit Unions

Since Professor Warren spoke at the Independent Community Bankers of America convention last month, she and I have continued to meet with community banks...

By Elizabeth Vale

• • Community banks
• • Credit unions

At the CFPB

Published APR 14, 2011

Fulfilling a Commitment

In our first week on the job, Professor Elizabeth Warren set a goal for the new consumer bureau: to reach out to small, independent bankers from all 50...

By Elizabeth Vale

• • Community banks

At the CFPB

Published MAR 09, 2011

At the Podium with America’s Credit Unions

Last Tuesday morning, Professor Warren spoke to the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) at its Annual Governmental Affairs Conference. CUNA is a trade...

By Elizabeth Vale

• • Community banks
• • Credit unions

At the CFPB

Published MAR 02, 2011

Talking to Small Financial Service Providers

Small financial institutions like community banks and credit unions play key roles in a competitive consumer financial products and services marketplace...

By Elizabeth Vale

• • Community banks