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Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Speech
Archived
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
Archived
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
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CFPB Takes Action Against Phoenix Financial Services for Illegal Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Blog
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We are extending the deadline for comments about data brokers
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Medical Billing and Collections Among Older Americans
Category: Blog
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Have medical debt? Anything already paid or under $500 should no longer be on your credit report
Category: Report Medical Credit Cards and Financing Plans
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Highlights Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Illegal Collection Tactics on Zombie Mortgages
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on Zombie Mortgage Debt
Category: Blog
Archived
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
Archived
Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Interagency Enforcement Policy Statement on “Artificial Intelligence”
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: Blog
Archived
Tell us your experiences with data brokers
Category: Press release
Archived
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: Blog
Archived
Tell us about your experiences with rental background checks and fees
Category: Blog
Archived
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
Archived
Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds One-Third Decline in Collections Items on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Credit score transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Report Servicemember reports about identity theft are increasing
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Halt Debt Collection Mill From Bombarding Consumers with Junk Lawsuits
Category: Report Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Report on TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax
Category: Blog
Archived
You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections
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
Archived
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
Archived
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Credit Trends Report: Paid and Low-Balance Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Hyundai to Pay $19 Million for Widespread Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Advisory to Protect Privacy When Companies Compile Personal Data
Category: Report Credit Card Line Decreases
Category: Blog
Archived
New report explores the impact of credit card line decreases on consumers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Affirms Ability for States to Police Credit Reporting Markets
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Helps Survivors Mitigate the Financial Consequences of Human Trafficking
Category: Blog
Archived
Tell us your stories about employer-driven debt
Category: Blog
Archived
Buy Now, Pay Later and Credit Reporting
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
Archived
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
Archived
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
Archived
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
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Challenges in Rural Banking Access
Category: Blog
Archived
Transcript Withholding Holds Back Workers and Wages
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2022
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting families and honest businesses from debt collection abuses
Category: Speech
Archived
Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Repeat Offender Lawsuit Against TransUnion and John Danaher
Category: Blog
Archived
Know your rights and protections when it comes to medical bills and collections
Category: Blog
Archived
Are you getting the help with your medical bills you are entitled to?
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
Archived
Deputy Director Martinez’s Opening Remarks to the Academic Research Council
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Seeks to Halt Negative Credit Reporting for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Category: Speech
Archived
Director Chopra’s Opening Remarks to the Consumer Advisory Board
Category: Blog
Archived
Shining a Spotlight on Workers’ Financial Experiences
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on New CFPB Medical Debt Report
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Estimates $88 Billion in Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Blog
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Report illustrates how the big three credit reporting companies are giving consumers the runaround
Category: Blog
Archived
No Surprises Act: How we are protecting people from the side effects of surprise medical bills
Category: Blog
Archived
New VA rule relieves financial distress for thousands of veterans with medical bills
Category: Report Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace
Category: Blog
Archived
Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Bulletin to Prevent Unlawful Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting
Category: Blog
Archived
Our public inquiry on buy now, pay later
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues United Holding Group, Its Affiliates, and Its Owners for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
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
Archived
Hold credit reporting companies accountable for incorrect reports and shoddy service
Category: Blog
Archived
Know before you buy (now, pay later) this holiday season
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 25, Fall 2021
Category: Blog
Archived
Understand how the CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule impacts you
Category: Office of Research Publication Disputes on Consumer Credit Reports

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