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Category: Blog
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How are mortgages with a COVID-related forbearance performing in 2023?
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern Region
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Report Tuition Payment Plans in Higher Education
Category: Report Overdraft/NSF Revenue in Q4 2022 down nearly 50% versus pre-pandemic levels
Category: Blog
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Mortgage data shows that borrowers could save $100 a month (or more) by choosing cheaper lenders
Category: Office of Research Publication Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing and Consumer Financial Outcomes
Category: Blog
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Adjustable-rate loans are changing, because a widely-used interest rate index expires in June
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Rule to Facilitate Orderly Wind Down of LIBOR
Category: Press release
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CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Completing the LIBOR Transition
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: Blog
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Protecting people from discriminatory targeting
Category: Office of Research Publication Insights into Consumers’ Financial Standing and Distress from 2019-2022: Evidence from a CDFI
Category: Press release
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CFPB Heightens Scrutiny of Unlawful Collection of Payments on Discharged Student Loans
Category: Report 2022 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights Junk Fees Special Edition, Issue 29, Winter 2023
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: Press release
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New CFPB Issue Spotlight Examines High Fees that Chip Away at Public Benefits
Category: Blog
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Our auto finance data pilot
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: Report Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenue declines significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Credit score transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Blog
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Office of Research Blog: Even as rents increase, fewer people are buying
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2022: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet survey
Category: Press release
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CFPB & FHFA news release announcing the publication of updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations
Category: Report Protecting Those Who Protect Us: Evidence of activated Guard and Reserve servicemembers’ usage of credit protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Category: Press release
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CFPB Finds Members of the Reserves and National Guard Paying Millions of Dollars in Extra Interest Each Year
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: Blog
Archived
Enhancing public data on auto lending
Category: Report Consumer Snapshot: Tenant Background Checks
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Reports Highlight Problems with Tenant Background Checks
Category: Report Tenant Background Checks Market Report
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Report 2022 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Press release
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CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Violations of Federal Law by Student Loan Servicers and University-Owned Lenders
Category: Blog
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Examining the potential impact of high vehicle costs on Americans with deep subprime credit scores
Category: Press release
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CFPB Launches Effort to Spur New Opportunities for Homeowners in the Mortgage Market
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the Exchequer Club Fireside Chat
Category: Blog
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Market monitoring insights: examining the potential credit impact of high vehicle costs for consumers
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2021 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Press release
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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: Speech
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Director Chopra's Remarks on the Announcement Regarding the Cancellation of Loans for ITT Tech Students
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: Blog
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Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenues evolve along with their policies
Category: Press release
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CFPB Sues ACE Cash Express for Concealing No-Cost Repayment Plans and Improperly Withdrawing Consumers’ Funds
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 Seeks Ban Against Operator of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Reboot
Category: Blog
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Loan Cancellation for Student Loan Borrowers Who Attended Corinthian Colleges
Category: Blog
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FFELP student loan borrowers: take full advantage of fixes to Income-Driven Repayment
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 26, Spring 2022
Category: Press release
Archived
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: Blog
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The student loan pause was extended—three things to keep in mind
Category: Blog
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Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Opening Remarks to the Consumer Advisory Board
Category: Press release
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CFPB Sanctions Edfinancial for Lying about Student Loan Cancellation
Category: Director's statement
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CFPB Director Chopra Statement on Edfinancial and Student Loan Cancellation for Public Service
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 2021 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Estimates $88 Billion in Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Report Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace
Category: Blog
Archived
Don’t let sloppy servicing keep you from benefitting under the PSLF Fix before it expires on October 31, 2022
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Examine Colleges’ In-House Lending Practices
Category: Blog
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CFPB releases report on diversity and inclusion within financial services
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer finances during the pandemic: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Blog
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Making Ends Meet series: Consumer finances during the pandemic
Category: Blog
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The LIBOR index for adjustable-rate loans is being discontinued: here’s what to watch for
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: 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: Report 2021 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Discontinuation of LIBOR
Category: Blog
Archived
Comparing auto loans for borrowers with subprime credit scores
Category: Office of Research Publication Subprime Auto Loan Outcomes by Lender Type
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report: Consumer Complaint Submission Patterns Vary by Demographic Characteristics of Census Tract
Category: Office of Research Publication Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report: Renters at Risk as COVID-19 Safety Net Ends
Category: Report 2021 College credit card agreements
Category: Blog
Archived
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: Press release
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Mortgage refinance loans drove an increase in closed-end originations in 2020, new CFPB report finds
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: Press release
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CFPB Finds Credit Applications Have Mostly Recovered 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

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