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Category: Office of Research Publication Report on the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Rule Voluntary Review
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Use of Buy Now, Pay Later: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Blog
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Tell us about your experiences with rental background checks and fees
Category: Blog
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Why the largest credit card companies are suppressing actual payment data on your credit report
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog
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Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Credit score transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Report Servicemember reports about identity theft are increasing
Category: Blog
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Office of Research Blog: Even as rents increase, fewer people are buying
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Report on TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax
Category: Report Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2022: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet survey
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Savings App Strategies and Savings Outcomes
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Higher interest rates leading to higher debt burdens for mortgage borrowers
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights
Category: Press release
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CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Shoddy Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Companies
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action to Address Junk Data in Credit Reports
Category: Blog
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Examining the potential impact of high vehicle costs on Americans with deep subprime credit scores
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2021 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Blog
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Exploring the connection between financial assistance for medical care and medical collections
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding Required Financial Assistance in Medical Care
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Housing inflation is hitting low-income renters
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Credit Trends Report: Paid and Low-Balance Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Press release
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CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes
Category: Press release
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CFPB Orders Hyundai to Pay $19 Million for Widespread Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Blog
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Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenues evolve along with their policies
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Advisory to Protect Privacy When Companies Compile Personal Data
Category: Report Credit Card Line Decreases
Category: Blog
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New report explores the impact of credit card line decreases on consumers
Category: Press release
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CFPB Affirms Ability for States to Police Credit Reporting Markets
Category: Press release
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CFPB Helps Survivors Mitigate the Financial Consequences of Human Trafficking
Category: Blog
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Buy Now, Pay Later and Credit Reporting
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
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Deputy Director Zixta Martinez’s Keynote Address at the Consumer Federation of America’s 2022 Consumer Assembly
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2021 Annual Report
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report Highlights Experiences of Military Families with Medical Billing, Credit Reporting, and Debt Collection
Category: Blog
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Credit disputes: getting a clear statement of results from your furnisher
Category: Press release
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CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Unlawful Auto Repossessions, Breakdowns in Credit Report Disputes
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Challenges in Rural Banking Access
Category: Office of Research Publication Student Loan Borrowers Potentially At-Risk when Payment Suspension Ends
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Repeat Offender Lawsuit Against TransUnion and John Danaher
Category: Blog
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Know your rights and protections when it comes to medical bills and collections
Category: Press release
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CFPB Seeks to Halt Negative Credit Reporting for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Opening Remarks to the Consumer Advisory Board
Category: Office of Research Publication Credit card late fees
Category: Office of Research Publication New Data on the Characteristics of Mortgage Borrowers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Office of Research Publication Emergency Savings and Financial Security: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey and Consumer Credit Panel
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Blog
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Report illustrates how the big three credit reporting companies are giving consumers the runaround
Category: Blog
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No Surprises Act: How we are protecting people from the side effects of surprise medical bills
Category: Report Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace
Category: Blog
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Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Blog
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Our public inquiry on buy now, pay later
Category: Press release
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CFPB Releases Report Detailing Consumer Complaint Response Deficiencies of the Big Three Credit Bureaus
Category: Report Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
Category: Blog
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Hold credit reporting companies accountable for incorrect reports and shoddy service
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer finances during the pandemic: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Blog
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Know before you buy (now, pay later) this holiday season
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: Checking Account Overdraft at Financial Institutions Served by Core Processors
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: Overdraft/NSF Fee Reliance Since 2015 – Evidence from Bank Call Reports
Category: Blog
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Understand how the CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule impacts you
Category: Office of Research Publication Disputes on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Press release
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CFPB Finds Credit Report Disputes Far More Common in Majority Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods
Category: Press release
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CFPB, FTC and North Carolina Department of Justice File Amicus Brief in Henderson v. The Source for Public Data, L.P.
Category: Office of Research Publication Subprime Auto Loan Outcomes by Lender Type
Category: Office of Research Publication Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Blog
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Credit access declined during the pandemic for credit cards, but increased for mortgages and auto loans
Category: Office of Research Publication 2020 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Blog
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Credit card limits are rising for most groups after stagnating during the pandemic
Category: Blog
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Credit card use is still declining compared to pre-pandemic levels
Category: Office of Research Publication The Recovery of Credit Applications to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Category: Blog
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Trends in Reported Assistance on Consumers’ Credit Records
Category: Blog
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Should you buy now and pay later?
Category: Office of Research Publication Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the Mortgage Market
Category: Blog
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Errors in your tenant screening report shouldn’t keep you from finding a place to call home
Category: Office of Research Publication Commercial Credit on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog
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The trends of commercial credit reporting on consumer credit
Category: Blog
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Delinquencies on credit accounts continue to be low despite the pandemic
Category: Office of Research Publication A Brief Note on General Lending Patterns of Small to Medium Size Closed-end HMDA Reporters
Category: Office of Research Publication Manufactured Housing Finance: New Insights from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer use of payday, auto title, and pawn loans: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Office of Research Publication Characteristics of Mortgage Borrowers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Office of Research Publication Changes in consumer financial status during the early months of the pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Office of Research Publication Balancing savings and debt: Findings from an online experiment
Category: Blog
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Credit applications remain depressed for credit cards and auto loans
Category: Blog
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Credit card debt fell even for consumers who were having financial difficulties before the pandemic
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Payment Amount Furnishing & Consumer Reporting
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Settlement with Debt Collector for Credit Reporting Violation
Category: Blog
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New report explores the prevalence of actual payment information in consumer credit reporting
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: How mortgages change before origination
Category: Office of Research Publication Perceived Financial Preparedness, Saving Habits, and Financial Security
Category: Office of Research Publication Special issue brief: The early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer credit
Category: Office of Research Publication An updated review of the new and revised data points in HMDA: Further observations using the 2019 HMDA data
Category: Blog
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Protecting your credit during the coronavirus pandemic
Category: Blog
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What to consider when sharing your financial data
Category: Office of Research Publication Evidence-based strategies to build emergency savings

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