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Category: Press release CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Prepaid Product Complaints
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Prepaid Accounts Rule Press Call
Category: Report Final Report of Findings: Post-Proposal Testing of Prepaid Card Disclosures
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Account Consumers
Category: Blog We’ve issued a new rule to help protect consumers using prepaid accounts
Category: Blog Project Catalyst research pilot: Tools for saving
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray to Corporation for Enterprise Development Assets Learning Conference
Category: Press release CFPB Project Catalyst Study Finds Savings Offers Double the Number of Consumers Saving
Category: Office of Research Publication Tools for saving: Using prepaid accounts to set aside funds
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Academic Research Council
Category: Blog New research shows online payday loan borrowers rack up steep fees
Category: Op-ed Making the most of your tax refund
Category: Press release CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Prepaid Complaints
Category: Blog 3 tips to help you make the most of your tax refund
Category: Blog Accepting applications for our Academic Research Council
Category: Blog Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda
Category: Press release Statement by CFPB Director Richard Cordray on RushCard Prepaid Card Incident
Category: Report Increasing saving at tax time and promising practices for the field
Category: Blog Three things to do before closing: What we learned from studying eClosing
Category: Blog Spring 2015 rulemaking agenda
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of David Silberman Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
Category: Blog Register for our research conference on consumer finance
Category: Press release CFPB and Navajo Nation Take Action to Stop an Illegal Tax-Refund Scheme
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for an Academic Research Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Blog Here’s why you should open a savings account for your kids
Category: Blog We took a look at arbitration agreements and here’s what we found
Category: Blog You’ve got goals for your life—and some of them take money to achieve
Category: Blog No-sweat ways to help kids start out strong, financially
Category: Op-ed What we really need to be better off financially
Category: Blog 4 elements define personal financial well-being
Category: Blog Nearly half of mortgage borrowers don’t shop around when they buy a home
Category: Blog Tax season is here
Category: Blog Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Category: Blog Evaluating ways to promote regular saving habits among prepaid card users
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot On Consumer Saving
Category: Blog Save the date and call for research papers
Category: Blog Fall 2014 rulemaking agenda
Category: Report Study of Prepaid Account Agreements
Category: Report Summary of Findings: Design and Testing of Prepaid Card Fee Disclosures
Category: Blog Prepaid products: New disclosures to help you compare options
Category: Blog Live from Wilmington!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Prepaid Products Field Hearing
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Products
Category: Blog Save the date, Wilmington, DE!
Category: Blog Promoting saving at tax time
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Majority of Manufactured-Housing Borrowers Have Expensive Loans
Category: Blog New Project Catalyst research pilot to study early intervention credit counseling
Category: Blog Updated mortgage data available
Category: Press release CFPB Begins Accepting Consumer Complaints on Prepaid Cards and Additional Nonbank Products
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against ACE Cash Express for Pushing Payday Borrowers Into Cycle of Debt
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of Rohit Chopra before the Committee on the Budget
Category: Blog Spring 2014 rulemaking agenda
Category: Press release CFPB Study Finds Medical Debt Overly Penalizes Consumer Credit Scores
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Medical Debt Study Press Call
Category: Blog Our Board and Council meetings are changing
Category: Blog Two new members for our Academic Research Council
Category: Blog Explainer: Federal student loan interest rates to jump
Category: Blog Live from Nashville!
Category: Blog Prepaid cards: Help design a new disclosure
Category: Blog Set a goal, make a plan, and save automatically
Category: Blog Getting a grip on income tax season
Category: Blog Accepting applications for our Academic Research Council
Category: Blog Accepting applications for our Advisory Board and Councils
Category: Blog The second annual report from the CFPB Ombudsman’s Office
Category: Blog We looked at the impact of regulations at financial institutions
Category: Report Financial literacy annual report
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unveils Approach to Financial Education
Category: Press release CFPB Report Raises Concerns About Impact of Overdraft Practices on Consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Student Debt as a Roadblock to Opportunity for Consumers
Category: Press release The CFPB Finds Payday and Deposit Advance Loans Can Trap Consumers in Debt
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Problems Older Americans Have With Confusing Financial Advising Industry
Category: Blog Releasing complaint data about credit cards, mortgages, student loans, bank accounts, services, and other consumer loans
Category: Blog Tax time is the perfect time to save
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Revisions to Rule Protecting Consumers Sending Money Internationally
Category: Blog Giving or receiving gift cards? Know the terms and avoid surprises
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Public Inquiry on the Impact of the CARD Act
Category: Press release FFIEC Statement on the Impact of Drought Conditions on Financial Institutions
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Study Finds Credit Scores Used by Consumers and Lenders Can Differ
Category: Press release Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Announces Availability of 2011 Data on Mortgage Lending
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Consumer Advisory Board Members
Category: Blog Research updates on private student loans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Input on Gift Card Laws
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Report Showcasing 2012 Highlights
Category: Blog Meet Greg from Michigan
Category: Blog Pushing forward on the CFPB’s financial aid comparison tool
Category: Blog Live from Detroit, MI!
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Confusion in Reverse Mortgage Market
Category: Press release CFPB Considers Rules on Prepaid Cards
Category: Blog Live from Durham, NC!
Category: Blog Empowering America’s consumers
Category: Blog Comment period on overdrafts extended to June 29
Category: Press release CFPB Examines Payday Lending
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Initial Report on Credit Card Complaints
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Report On Issues Facing Users of International Money Transfers
Category: Press release CFPB Report Examines Differences Between Credit Scores Consumers and Lenders Receive
Category: Blog Independent Research at the CFPB