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Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2023
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Fines Repeat Offender Enova $15 Million for Violating Order, Deceiving Customers, and Withdrawing Funds Without Consent
Category: Press release
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CFPB Proposes New Federal Oversight of Big Tech Companies and Other Providers of Digital Wallets and Payment Apps
Category: Blog
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Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Justice Department Issue Joint Statement Cautioning that Financial Institutions May Not Use Immigration Status to Illegally Discriminate Against Credit Applicants
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Enforcement Director Eric Halperin on the TransUnion Enforcement Actions
Category: Press release
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CFPB and FTC Take Actions Against TransUnion for Illegal Rental Background Check and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Blog
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Four million complaints: More than just a milestone
Category: Blog
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The law requires companies to delete disputed unverified information from consumer reports
Category: Consumer advisories
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Consumer advisory: People have the right to cancel credit repair services
Category: Press release
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CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Guidance on Credit Denials by Lenders Using Artificial Intelligence
Category: Press release
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CFPB Reaches Multibillion Dollar Settlement with Credit Repair Conglomerate
Category: Director's statement
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Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at White House Roundtable on Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices
Category: Blog
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What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Press release
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CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Blog
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Looking at credit scores only tells part of the story – cashflow data may tell another part
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for Community Table on White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Consumer risks posed by employer-driven debt
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Illegally Luring Americans into Expensive Financing and Bullying Borrowers Using False Threats
Category: Press release
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State Partners and CFPB Sue Prehired For Illegal Student Lending Practices
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Initial Fresh Start program changes followed by increased credit scores for affected student loan borrowers
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for the CFPB Hearing on Medical Billing and Collections
Category: Press release
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CFPB, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Treasury Launch Inquiry into Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients for Health Care Costs
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern Region
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: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action Against Phoenix Financial Services for Illegal Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
We are extending the deadline for comments about data brokers
Category: Blog
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The CFPB has entered the chat
Category: Report Chatbots in consumer finance
Category: Report Chatbots in consumer finance
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issue Spotlight Analyzes “Artificial Intelligence” Chatbots in Banking
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Medical Billing and Collections Among Older Americans
Category: Blog
Archived
Have medical debt? Anything already paid or under $500 should no longer be on your credit report
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management
Category: Report Medical Credit Cards and Financing Plans
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report Highlights Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients
Category: Letter
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CFPB Letter to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
Category: Blog
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Credit reporting companies should do more to ensure that servicemembers receive the free credit monitoring services they are legally entitled to
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Illegal Collection Tactics on Zombie Mortgages
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on Zombie Mortgage Debt
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Who gets sued in civil courts? Civil judgments are not evenly distributed
Category: Report Consumer Credit and the Removal of Medical Collections from Credit Reports
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Interagency Enforcement Policy Statement on “Artificial Intelligence”
Category: Testimony
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Written Testimony of James S. Rice, Assistant Director, Office of Servicemember Affairs, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Category: Report 2022 Consumer Response annual report
Category: Blog
Archived
Tell us your experiences with data brokers
Category: Press release
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CFPB Orders Repeat Offender Portfolio Recovery Associates to Pay More Than $24 Million for Continued Illegal Debt Collection Practices and Consumer Reporting Violations
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Launches Inquiry Into the Business Practices of Data Brokers
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Public Benefits Delivery & Consumer Protection
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: Press release
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CFPB Finds One-Third Decline in Collections Items on Consumer Credit Reports
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: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action to Halt Debt Collection Mill From Bombarding Consumers with Junk Lawsuits
Category: Press release
Archived
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: Blog
Archived
You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
Category: Blog
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Using CFPB complaint data to help cities and counties protect the public
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission
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
Archived
CFPB Reports Highlight Problems with Tenant Background Checks
Category: Report Complaint Bulletin: An analysis of consumer complaints related to crypto-assets
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Shoddy Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Companies
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 28, Fall 2022
Category: Blog
Archived
Your voices help drive our work
Category: Report 2022 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Address Junk Data in Credit Reports
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Nursing Home Debt Collection
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Take Action to Protect Caregivers and Families from Illegal Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Details Family Finances and Debt 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: 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: 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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Tell us your stories about employer-driven debt
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
Archived
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
Archived
CFPB and New York Attorney General Shut Down Debt Collection Ring
Category: Press release
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CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Unlawful Auto Repossessions, Breakdowns in Credit Report Disputes
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 26, Spring 2022
Category: Report Complaint Bulletin: Medical billing and collection issues described in consumer complaints

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