Build a brighter future by saving at tax time
Building and retaining savings is important because it provides a financial foundation on which to plan for the future.
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Child savings accounts help families build assets
The Bureau held a forum on child savings accounts. We produced a report on the forum so that you can learn more about how states and communities are offering opportunities for families to save for post-secondary education.
Helpful tips for using mobile payment services and avoiding risky mistakes
Person-to-person payment services are gaining popularity. Before using them, minimize potential risks by reading these tips.
Five ways banks and lenders work with people who speak or understand limited English
Understanding how financial institutions work with people who have limited proficiency in English.
CFPB Outlines Principles For Consumer-Authorized Financial Data Sharing and Aggregation
Bureau Seeks to Ensure a Workable Data Aggregation Market That Gives Consumers Protection and Value
CFPB Finalizes Rule To Stop Payday Debt Traps
Lenders Must Determine If Consumers Have the Ability to Repay Loans That Require All or Most of the Debt to be Paid Back at Once
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Payday Rule Press Call
Thank you for joining us. After a long process of research, outreach, and review of over one million public comments, the Consumer Bureau today has issued a rule aimed at stopping debt traps on payday and auto title loans. The rule is guided by the basic principle of requiring lenders to determine upfront whether people can afford to repay their loans.
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Ohio Land Bank Conference
For more than five years now, I have had the honor to serve our country as the first director of the new U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In that time, we have built a brand-new federal agency from scratch. And we have sent a strong message to the banks and large financial companies that in a frank and fair way we are pushing them to clean up their act and put their customers first.
If you are a tax preparer, we’ve got tips you can use to help people save and build assets during tax time
If you work directly with people who are living paycheck to paycheck, tax time is a good opportunity to encourage saving.
CFPB Warns Companies Against Tricking Consumers Into Expensive Pay-By-Phone Fees
Bureau Concerned About Companies Misleading Consumers About Pay-By-Phone Fees, Keeping Them in the Dark About Much Cheaper Options