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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is stopping companies from improperly contacting people in the workplace to put pressure on them to pay allegedly owed debts.

As companies are stopped from charging illegal junk fees, people are facing new risks as companies experiment with sketchy fee tactics, which are themselves also often illegal.

Los hospitales sin fines de lucro deben ofrecer asistencia financiera. Muchos consumidores no reciben esta asistencia, o son acosados por cobradores.

Millions of consumers seek urgent medical care at non-profit hospitals that are required to provide financial assistance to patients in need. However, many eligible consumers either don’t receive this financial assistance or are pursued by debt collectors for bills they don’t owe.

The CFPB is concerned that medical debt collectors may try to capitalize on surviving spouses’ vulnerabilities to try to collect unpaid medical bills, including bills that may not even be owed.

There is a disproportionate impact of medical debt on American Indian and Alaska Native consumers, in Alaska and across the United States.

The CFPB filed an amicus brief to help ensure that mortgage servicers acting as debt collectors don’t improperly charge fees that prevent consumers from shopping around.

Hemos introducido un escrito amicus curiae para asegurarnos de que los administradores hipotecarios que actúan como cobradores, no carguen tarifas inapropiadamente que les impidan a los consumidores buscar otras alternativas.

The CFPB and FTC filed an amicus brief to help ensure that people can hold debt collectors accountable for unlawful fees.

Hemos introducido junto a la FTC una opinión legal para asegurarnos de que el público pueda obligar a los cobradores a rendir cuentas por cobrar tarifas ilegales.

The CFPB filed an amicus brief to help ensure that consumers can hold debt collectors accountable for making false statements.

New Mexicans submitted complaints about credit reporting, debt collection, and other products.

La gente de New Mexico nos envió quejas sobre informes de crédito, el cobro de deudas y otros productos.

Creditors can obtain civil judgments to garnish wages for unpaid debts, but civil judgments are much more common in some states and areas than others.

Debt collectors are moving away from furnishing medical debt, in part, due to data integrity challenges in medical debt collections.

Here are some steps you can take to protect caregivers from nursing homes and debt collectors who may be billing and suing caregivers for residents’ cost of care based on illegal admission contracts.

Pasos para proteger a cuidadores de hogares de cuidados y cobradores que podrían facturarles y demandarles basándose en contratos de admisión ilegales.

We published the three millionth complaint on the CFPB complaint database.

The CFPB is seeking public comments about debt that workers take on to pay for trainings, equipment, or other items or services required by their employer.

Millions of students seek postsecondary degrees in the hope that advancing their education will lead to better job opportunities, higher earnings, and greater economic security for themselves and their families. But many institutions of higher education are precluding students from making professional and educational gains by withholding their official transcripts to collect education-related debts.

Financial companies that collect and process loan payments play a critical role in consumer finance markets. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is the primary federal regulator of the consumer debt collection industry, and today, we submitted our annual report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

Yon ijans oswa tretman medikal ka transfòme an yon kriz finansye ou pa’t atann. Aprann dwa ou, kijan pou w pwoteje kredi ou, ak kijan pou w evite pyèj.

Maaaring mauwi sa hindi inaasahang krisis pinansyal and medikal na emerhensya o paggamot. Alamin ang iyong mga karapatan, kung paano mapoprotektahan ang iyong kredito, at kung paano makaiwas sa mga suliranin.

A medical emergency or treatment could turn into an unexpected financial crisis. Learn your rights, how to protect your credit, and how to steer clear of pitfalls.

Một trường hợp khẩn cấp hoặc điều trị y tế có thể trở thành một cuộc khủng hoảng tài chính bất ngờ. Tìm hiểu các quyền của quý vị, cách bảo vệ tín dụng của quý vị và cách tránh xa những cạm bẫy.