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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 11 states announced today that student lender Prehired will provide more than $30 million in relief to student borrowers for making false promises of job placement, trapping students with “income share” loans that violated the law, and resorting to abusive debt collection practices when borrowers could not pay.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report highlighting medical debt collections and challenges faced by American families.

CFPB ordenó al prestamista online Enova International Inc. pagar una multa de $15 millones por asumir conducta ilegal, que incluyó retirar fondos de cuentas bancarias sin autorización, hacer declaraciones engañosas sobre préstamos y cancelar extensiones de préstamos

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered online lender Enova International Inc. to pay a $15 million penalty for widespread illegal conduct including withdrawing funds from customers’ bank accounts without their permission, making deceptive statements about loans, and cancelling loan extensions.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced it is beginning a rulemaking process to remove medical bills from Americans’ credit reports.

CFPB anuncia el comienzo del proceso normativo para eliminar las facturas médicas de los informes de crédito de la gente.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is launching a rulemaking to block medical debt collectors from weaponizing the credit reporting system to coerce patients into paying bills they may not even owe.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Supervisory Highlights report which found unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices across many consumer financial products.

The CFPB sued lease-to-own finance company Snap Finance for deceiving consumers, obscuring the terms of its financing agreements, and making false threats.

CFPB demanda a la compañía Snap Finance por engañar a los consumidores, ocultar términos en sus contratos de financiamiento y por hacer falsas amenazas.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) joined with several state attorneys general and a state regulator to take action against Prehired for deceptive marketing and debt collection practices.

CFPB y varios fiscales generales y reguladores estatales toman acción contra Prehired por usar prácticas engañosas de mercadeo y cobranzas.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against medical debt collector Phoenix Financial Services (Phoenix) for numerous debt collection and credit reporting violations.

CFPB tomó acción contra Phoenix Financial Services, por violaciones a las leyes en materia del cobro de deudas y el reporte del crédito.

Director Chopra delivered remarks at the May 4, 2023, meeting of the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management's Government Relations Committee and Executive Board.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance on debt collectors, covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, threatening to foreclose on homes with mortgages past the statute of limitations.

Director Chopra hosted a discussion with local community organizations, advocates, leaders, and members of the public about “zombie” second mortgages and other debt collection issues.

CFPB emite directrices a cobradores, cubiertos por la Ley de Prácticas Justas en el Cobro de Deudas, que amenacen con ejecutar viviendas que tengan hipotecas caducadas.

La CFPB tomó acción contra Portfolio Recovery Associates, uno de los cobradores más grandes del país, por violar una orden del año 2015 y otras leyes.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action today against Portfolio Recovery Associates, one of the largest debt collectors in the nation, for violating a 2015 CFPB order and engaging in other violations of law.

Today, the CFPB released a report examining trends in credit reporting of debt in collections from 2018 to 2022.

La CFPB llegó a un acuerdo en su demanda contra la firma de abogados Forster & Garbus, LLP por sus prácticas ilegales de cobro de deudas.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has reached a settlement in its lawsuit against law firm Forster & Garbus, LLP for illegal debt-collection practices.

Director Chopra delivered remarks at a virtual roundtable exploring challenges around nursing home debt collection practices, and the impact they can have on the financial wellbeing of caregivers, their families, and friends.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual report on the top financial concerns facing servicemembers, veterans, and military families, based on the complaints they submitted to the CFPB. Servicemembers told the CFPB about billing inaccuracies and that debt collectors used aggressive tactics to recover allegedly unpaid medical bills.