CFPB Finalizes “Know Before You Owe” Mortgage Forms
New Forms Improve Consumer Understanding, Aid Comparison Shopping, and Help Prevent Surprises The Bureau is issuing a rule today requiring easier-to-use...
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Hollister K. Petraeus Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Thune, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today...
The CFPB Finds Financial Education Programs are Significantly Outspent by Financial Marketing
Today, the Bureau published a report analyzing the amount of money spent on providing financial education to consumers and the amount spent trying to...
Camille Busette Remarks at the Navigating the Market Press Call
Welcome to this call to discuss a new report from the Bureau on financial education. I'm Camille Busette, Assistant Director of the Office of Financial...
Director Cordray Remarks at the Navigating the Market Press Call
Thank you for joining us on this call. Today we are talking about financial education, which is a topic that I believe is of the utmost importance for the...
Prepared Remarks by Rohit Chopra Before the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Thank you to President Jim Bullard and everyone at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for inviting me to speak today on the impact of rising student debt...
The CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Insurer to End Illegal Kickbacks to Lenders
Republic Mortgage Insurance Corporation to Pay $100,000 Fine and Halt Illegal Activity The Bureau today took action against Republic Mortgage Insurance...
Director Cordray Remarks at the CFPB Auto Finance Forum
Thank you all for joining us today. We have convened interested parties to discuss what has indeed become a much-talked-about issue – discrimination that...
Written Testimony of Director Cordray Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today about the fourth Semi-Annual Report of the...
The CFPB and City of Columbus Team Up to Help Local Consumers with Questions and Complaints
Columbus Consumers Can Call 311 to Connect with the CFPB About Financial Issues Today, the Bureau and the City of Columbus announced a partnership to...
CFPB Launches Tool to Help Consumers Find Housing Counselors
Today, the Bureau launched a tool to help consumers find local housing counseling agencies to answer their questions or address their concerns. The Bureau...
CFPB Takes Action Against Castle & Cooke For Steering Consumers Into Costlier Mortgages
Company to Pay $9 Million in Restitution and $4 Million in Civil Penalties Update November 13, 2013: A copy of the final order can be found at...
Director Cordray Remarks at the Debt Collection Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Press Call
Today, the Bureau is taking an important step to better protect consumers from harmful debt collection practices. We are publishing an Advance Notice of...
CFPB Begins Accepting Payday Loan Complaints
The Bureau is now accepting complaints from borrowers encountering problems with payday loans. Payday loans, also known as "cash advances" or "check loans,"...
CFPB Considers Debt Collection Rules
The Bureau today took the first step toward considering consumer protection rules for the debt collection market. Through its Advance Notice of Proposed...
CFPB and St. Louis Team Up to Help Local Consumers with Questions and Complaints
Today, the Bureau and the City of St. Louis, Missouri announced a partnership to connect consumers with the CFPB to ask questions and submit complaints...
Director Richard Cordray Remarks on Release of Managing Someone Else’s Money Guides
Thank you for joining us today. As we say frequently, the mission of the Bureau is to help build a better, more sustainable consumer financial marketplace...
CFPB Releases Guides For Managing Someone Else’s Money
Today, the Bureau published four guides to help financial caregivers, particularly those who handle the finances of older Americans, carry out their duties...
Nora Dowd Eisenhower Remarks on Release of Managing Someone Else’s Money Guides
Today, we are releasing the Managing Someone Else's Money guides to help Americans of all ages better understand their responsibilities if they are called...
El CFPB Lanza Campaña Educativa Sobre Nuevas Medidas de Protección para Transferencias Internacionales de Dinero
La campaña se centra en la transparencia y las nuevas medidas de protección La Oficina para la Protección Financiera del Consumidor (CFPB, por sus siglas en...
Director Cordray Remarks at the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention
Thank you for asking me to come and speak to the convention. Those of you here today represent the single biggest consumer financial market in our nation...
CFPB Launches Education Campaign About New International Money Transfer Protections
Multilingual Multimedia Campaign Focuses on Transparency and New Protections The Bureau is launching a nationwide multimedia campaign to inform consumers...
CFPB Files Suit Against Borders & Borders, PLC for Paying Illegal Real Estate Kickbacks
The Bureau today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against a Kentucky law firm, Borders & Borders, PLC, and its principals, for illegally paying...
Federal Financial Regulators Proposing Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices of Regulated Entities Pursuant to Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act
Six federal financial regulatory agencies are proposing joint standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of the institutions they regulate.
Director Cordray Remarks at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission Meeting
Thank you all for joining us here today. It has long been ingrained in the fabric of our country that if you work hard, study well, and act responsibly, you...