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Category: Report 2025 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Report 2025 Private Education Loan Ombudsman Report
Category: Press release CFPB Reaches Settlement with FirstCash, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries for Military Lending Act Violations
Category: Report Auto Lending to Servicemembers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds Servicemembers Pay More in Auto Lending Market
Category: Blog
Archived
Back from the Dead: Zombie Second Mortgages
Category: Blog
Archived
New tactics from companies trying to charge illegal junk fees
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Finds Mortgage Companies Create Obstacles for Homeowners After Death or Divorce
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Homeowners face problems with mortgage companies after divorce or death of a loved one
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Navy Federal Credit Union to Pay More Than $95 Million for Illegal Surprise Overdraft Fees
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2023 Annual Report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Highlights Challenges Facing Servicemembers and Veterans with Student Loans
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Fay Servicing for Illegal Foreclosure Actions and Violating Law Enforcement Order
Category: Report 2023 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog
Archived
Junk fees that harm competition
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Proposes Rules to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
Category: Office of Research Publication Borrower Experiences with Mortgage Servicing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
CFPB approves rule to ensure accuracy and accountability in the use of AI and algorithms in home appraisals
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Repeat Offender Freedom Mortgage Corporation for Violating Law Enforcement Order and for Housing Data Errors
Category: Blog
Archived
The CFPB is protecting the military community and providing relief
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Stop Illegal Junk Fees in Mortgage Servicing
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 33 (Spring 2024)
Category: Blog
Archived
Ensuring servicemembers can protect themselves from unlawful financial practices
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the White House on Data Protection and National Security
Category: Blog
Archived
CFPB to distribute nearly $6 million to consumers harmed by predatory loans to veterans
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: A look at cash-out refinance mortgages and their borrowers between 2013 to 2023
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Symposium on Property Insurance
Category: Blog
Archived
Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Repeat Offender Freedom Mortgage Corporation for Providing False Information to Federal Regulators
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at The Mortgage Collaborative National Conference
Category: Press release
Archived
Agencies to Host Roundtable on Special Purpose Credit Programs
Category: Blog
Archived
How are mortgages with a COVID-related forbearance performing in 2023?
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Identifies Issues with Increased Servicemember Use of Digital Payment Apps
Category: Blog
Archived
The CFPB intends to identify ways to simplify and streamline the existing mortgage servicing rules
Category: Blog
Archived
Adjustable-rate loans are changing, because a widely-used interest rate index expires in June
Category: Blog
Archived
Credit reporting companies should do more to ensure that servicemembers receive the free credit monitoring services they are legally entitled to
Category: Testimony
Archived
Written Testimony of James S. Rice, Assistant Director, Office of Servicemember Affairs, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Category: Report 2022 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights Junk Fees Special Edition, Issue 29, Winter 2023
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Shuts Down Mortgage Loan Business of RMK Financial for Repeat Offenses Against Military Families
Category: Blog
Archived
WARNO: They call themselves “coaches” or “consultants” and advertise their ability to assist you with your VA benefits claim but may not be accredited to practice before the VA
Category: Blog
Archived
For many struggling mortgage borrowers with home equity, selling their home could be an alternative to foreclosure
Category: Blog
Archived
CFPB releases updates to mortgage servicing exam procedures
Category: Report Servicemember reports about identity theft are increasing
Category: Report Protecting Those Who Protect Us: Evidence of activated Guard and Reserve servicemembers’ usage of credit protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds Members of the Reserves and National Guard Paying Millions of Dollars in Extra Interest Each Year
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting the right of military families to go to court
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 28, Fall 2022
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Launches Effort to Spur New Opportunities for Homeowners in the Mortgage Market
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Justice Department Caution Auto Finance Companies about Servicemember Protections
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting servicemembers from costly auto loans and wrongful repossessions
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2021 Annual Report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Highlights Experiences of Military Families with Medical Billing, Credit Reporting, and Debt Collection
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting servicemembers from abuses of the military allotment system
Category: Report Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Pandemic Response Metrics: New Observations from Data Reported by Sixteen Servicers for May-December 2021
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Releases Report on Mortgage Servicing Metrics
Category: Blog
Archived
Helping borrowers hold mortgage servicers accountable
Category: Office of Research Publication New Data on the Characteristics of Mortgage Borrowers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
Using the Homeowner Assistance Fund program to help borrowers prevent foreclosure
Category: Report 2021 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog
Archived
If you’re a homeowner struggling to make housing-related payments due to the pandemic, help is available or coming soon
Category: Blog
Archived
New VA rule relieves financial distress for thousands of veterans with medical bills
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting servicemembers from predatory lending
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and DOJ Put Landlords and Mortgage Servicers on Notice About Servicemembers’ and Veterans’ Rights
Category: Blog
Archived
Seven examples of unfair practices and other violations by mortgage servicers: CFPB supervision activities uncover red flags
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 25, Fall 2021
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Highlights Supervisory Findings of Wide-Ranging Violations of Law in 2021
Category: Blog
Archived
The LIBOR index for adjustable-rate loans is being discontinued: here’s what to watch for
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Statement by CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on HUD Guidance on Special Purpose Credit Programs
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Pawn Lenders for Cheating Military Families
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Prevent Avoidable Foreclosures
Category: Blog
Archived
Deadline to request initial forbearance for HUD/FHA, USDA, or VA backed loans is extended until National Emergency ends
Category: Blog
Archived
New rule ensures mortgage servicers provide options to potentially vulnerable borrowers exiting forbearance
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Acting Director Dave Uejio at the NFHA’s Virtual Forum on Special Purpose Credit Programs
Category: Blog
Archived
Mortgage refinance loans drove an increase in closed-end originations in 2020, new CFPB report finds
Category: Report Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Pandemic Response Metrics: Observations from Data Reported by Sixteen Servicers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report: Mortgage Servicers’ Pandemic Response Varies Significantly
Category: Blog
Archived
Federal housing protections have ended – Learn how to avoid foreclosure and eviction
Category: Consumer advisories
Archived
Consumer advisory: Know your rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Category: Blog
Archived
We have resources to help you avoid foreclosure
Category: Blog
Archived
Consumer Fraud Alert - Tips for avoiding VA home loan scams
Category: Blog
Archived
Should you buy now and pay later?
Category: Blog
Archived
Dedicating July to military consumer protection
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 24, Summer 2021
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Rules to Facilitate Smooth Transition as Federal Foreclosure Protections Expire
Category: Blog
Archived
As foreclosure protections end, it’s time to work with your mortgage servicer
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report
Category: Blog
Archived
The Office of Servicemember Affairs year in review: Working together to protect servicemembers, veterans, and military families
Category: Office of Research Publication Characteristics of Mortgage Borrowers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
Money Smarts for Military Families
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Proposes Mortgage Servicing Changes to Prevent Wave of COVID-19 Foreclosures
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Acting Director Dave Uejio on the CFPB Proposal for Mortgage Servicing Changes
Category: Blog
Archived
Mortgage Servicer Communication: Strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Compliance Bulletin Warns Mortgage Servicers: Unprepared is Unacceptable
Category: Blog
Archived
Homeowners have expanded access to protections
Category: Blog
Archived
Struggling during the pandemic? COVID-19 financial relief and protections extended
Category: Blog
Archived
New guide helps military families with unique financial challenges
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments Special Edition (Issue 23)

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