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Category	Title	Date published
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action Against Operators of An Unlawful Student Loan Debt-Relief Scheme	MAR 16, 2021
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments Special Edition (Issue 23)	JAN 19, 2021
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Final Rule on Consumer Disclosures Related to Debt Collection	DEC 18, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Debt Collector BounceBack, Inc.	DEC 09, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Settlement with Debt Collector for Credit Reporting Violation	NOV 12, 2020
Category: Blog	Archived How can a debt collector contact you? Our new rule will help clarify.	OCT 30, 2020
Category: Blog	Archived CFPB’s clear rules of the road for debt collector communications lead to stronger consumer rights	OCT 30, 2020
Category: Report	Annual Report of the CFPB Private Education Loan Ombudsman 2020	OCT 28, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles Lawsuit with Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers Encore Capital Group, Midland Funding, Midland Credit Management, and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.	OCT 15, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB, FTC, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Phantom and Abusive Debt Collection	SEP 29, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General Take Action Against Debt-Collection Operation and Its Owners and Managers	SEP 08, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers Encore Capital Group, Midland Funding, Midland Credit Management, and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.	SEP 08, 2020
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 22 (Summer 2020)	SEP 04, 2020
Category: Blog	Archived Alphabet soup: The ABCs of military consumer protection	JUL 15, 2020
Category: Office of Research Publication	Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Recent trends in debt settlement and credit counseling	JUL 10, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Releases Report on Debt Settlements and Credit Counseling	JUL 10, 2020
Category: Blog	Archived Coronavirus and dealing with debt: Tips to help ease the impact	JUN 17, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB to Provide Additional Extension of Comment Period for Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Time Barred Debt	MAY 19, 2020
Category: Blog	Archived Tips to stay on top of your finances during the coronavirus pandemic	APR 03, 2020
Category: Report	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2020	MAR 20, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on 2019 Administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act	MAR 20, 2020
Category: Office of Research Publication	Disclosure of Time-Barred Debt and Revival: Findings from the CFPB’s Quantitative Disclosure Testing	FEB 21, 2020
Category: Office of Research Publication	Quantitative Survey Testing of Model Disclosure Clauses and Forms for Debt Collection: Methodology Report	FEB 21, 2020
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Time-Barred Debt Disclosures	FEB 21, 2020
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 21 (Winter 2020)	FEB 14, 2020
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights Consumer Reporting Special Edition, Issue No. 20 (Fall 2019)	DEC 09, 2019
Category: Blog	Archived How to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and scammers	NOV 20, 2019
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 19 (Summer 2019)	SEP 13, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Asset Recovery Associates	AUG 28, 2019
Category: Report	The Consumer Credit Card Market	AUG 27, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Releases Report on Consumer Credit Card Market	AUG 27, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Extends Comment Period for Debt Collection Proposal	AUG 02, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB and the New York Attorney General Settle with Debt Collection Group	JUL 25, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Third-Party Debt Collections	JUL 18, 2019
Category: Report	Market Snapshot: Third-Party Debt Collections Tradeline Reporting	JUL 18, 2019
Category: Blog	Archived Budgeting: How to create a budget and stick with it	JUN 05, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Forster & Garbus, LLP	MAY 17, 2019
Category: Blog	Archived What to do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs	MAY 10, 2019
Category: Blog	Archived Need help with your credit card debt? Start with your credit card company!	APR 03, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on 2018 Administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act	MAR 20, 2019
Category: Report	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2019	MAR 20, 2019
Category: Blog	Archived New protections for servicemembers and veterans alert	FEB 07, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Cash Tyme	FEB 05, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reaches Settlement with Enova International, Inc.	JAN 25, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Regulators Encourage Institutions to Work with Borrowers Affected by Government Shutdown	JAN 11, 2019
Category: Blog	Archived Resolve to take control of your debt in the new year	DEC 27, 2018
Category: Press release	Archived Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Settles with Cash Express	OCT 24, 2018
Category: Report	Complaint snapshot: 50 state report	OCT 23, 2018
Category: Blog	Archived Your top debt collection questions answered	OCT 12, 2018
Category: Press release	Archived Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Settles With Bluestem	OCT 04, 2018
Category: Office of Research Publication	Quarterly consumer credit trends: Telecommunications debt collection	AUG 22, 2018
Category: Blog	Archived More than 1-in-5 consumers had telecommunications-related collections on their consumer report in the past 5 years	AUG 22, 2018
Category: Blog	Archived WARNO: New security clearance guidelines make it more important than ever for servicemembers to monitor their credit	AUG 20, 2018
Category: Press release	Archived Bureau Settles With National Credit Adjusters, LLC and Bradley Hochstein	JUL 13, 2018
Category: Blog	Archived Complaint snapshot: An analysis of debt collection complaints	MAY 31, 2018
Category: Report	Complaint snapshot: Debt collection	MAY 31, 2018
Category: Report	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2018	MAR 20, 2018
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB And FTC Partner To Report On 2017 Activities To Combat Illegal Debt Collection Practices	MAR 20, 2018
Category: Report	The consumer credit card market	DEC 27, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Releases Report on the State of the Credit Card Market	DEC 27, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Sues Think Finance For Collecting On Debts That Consumers Did Not Legally Owe	NOV 15, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived How to spot a scammer	NOV 07, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived How to get a handle on debt	OCT 23, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Sues Debt-Relief Companies Illegally Posing As Federal Government	OCT 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Issues Interim Final Rule To Help Mortgage Servicers Communicate With Certain Borrowers At Risk Of Foreclosure	OCT 04, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Servicemembers and debt collection: Sharing your stories	SEP 22, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action Against National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, Transworld Systems for Illegal Student Loan Debt Collection Lawsuits	SEP 18, 2017
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2017	SEP 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Supervision Recovers $14 Million in First Half of 2017 for Over 100,000 Consumers Harmed by Illegal Practices	SEP 12, 2017
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2018	SEP 06, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Here’s what you should know if you were harmed by Morgan Drexen	SEP 01, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Got a check in the mail from the CFPB? Here’s how to tell if it’s legit	SEP 01, 2017
Category: Report	A nationwide look at how student debt impacts older adults	AUG 18, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Behind on bills: Three steps to help you make tough choices in tight moments	AUG 10, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived How to respond when a debt collector contacts you in three easy steps	JUL 20, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Top five consumer financial complaints reported across the U.S.	JUL 06, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived The IRS is using private debt collectors. Here’s what you should know.	JUN 06, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Report Finds That 9 in 10 of the Highest-Risk Student Loan Borrowers Were Not Enrolled in Affordable Repayment Plans	MAY 16, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Files Suit Against Law Firm for Misrepresenting Attorney Involvement in Collection of Millions of Debts	APR 17, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Understanding Consumer Experiences: Insights from CFPB’s 2016 Consumer Response Annual Report	APR 03, 2017
Category: Report	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act annual report 2017	MAR 21, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Sues Debt Relief Attorneys for Collecting Illegal Fees from Struggling Consumers	JAN 30, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Your voice, your story. Consumer views on debt collection	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Survey Finds Over One-In-Four Consumers Contacted By Debt Collectors Feel Threatened	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the CFPB Debt Collection Event	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Office of Research Publication	Consumer Experiences With Debt Collection: Findings From the CFPB’s Survey on Consumer Views on Debt	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Report	Market Snapshot: Online debt sales	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Consumer experiences with debt collection: Findings from our survey	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action Against Two Law Firms for Misrepresenting Attorney Involvement to Collect on Medical Debts	JAN 09, 2017
Category: Report	Snapshot of older consumers and student loan debt	JAN 05, 2017
Category: Report	Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 18	DEC 27, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Debt Collection Complaints	DEC 27, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB and New York Attorney General File Lawsuit Against Illegal Nationwide Debt Collection Scheme	NOV 02, 2016
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 13 (Fall 2016)	OCT 31, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting	OCT 27, 2016
Category: Report	Annual report of the CFPB student loan ombudsman 2016	OCT 17, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Projects that One-in-Three Rehabilitated Student Loan Borrowers Will Re-default Within Two Years	OCT 17, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Orders Navy Federal Credit Union to Pay $28.5 Million for Improper Debt Collection Actions	OCT 11, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray to the Community Bank Advisory Council	SEP 29, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau	SEP 01, 2016

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