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Category: Blog Helping people plan for retirement
Category: Press release CFPB Monthly Snapshot Spotlights Complaints from Older Consumers
Category: Blog A snapshot of complaints made by older consumers
Category: Report Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 23
Category: Report CFPB Financial Well-Being Scale: Scale development technical report
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Student Loan Servicing Problems Can Jeopardize Long-Term Financial Security for Older Borrowers
Category: Report Snapshot of older consumers and student loan debt
Category: Blog Four tips to help older student loan borrowers navigate common problems with their student loans
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Reverse Mortgage Companies for Deceptive Advertising
Category: Press release CFPB Supervision Recovers $11 Million for 225,000 Harmed Consumers
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 13 (Fall 2016)
Category: Report 2016 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog Don’t let malicious mail make off with your money
Category: Report Report and Recommendations: Fighting Elder Financial Exploitation through Community Networks
Category: Blog Four ways to support your community’s fight against elder financial exploitation
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Hundreds of Counties Nationwide Fighting Elder Financial Abuse with Community Efforts
Category: Blog 3 things you should consider before co-signing for an auto loan
Category: Blog The changing face of family financial responsibilities
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Elder Financial Abuse Press Call
Category: Report Recommendations and report for financial institutions on preventing and responding to elder financial exploitation
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Advisory and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing Elder Financial Abuse
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Blog Key tips to consider if choosing a lump-sum pension payout
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Guide to Help Consumers Navigate Pension Payouts
Category: Blog Beware of scams targeting older people during the holidays
Category: Report Issue Brief: Social Security claiming age and retirement security
Category: Blog Before you claim Social Security, explore our new Planning for Retirement tool
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on Retirement Planning at the Brookings Institution
Category: Press release CFPB Releases “Planning for Retirement” Tool to Help Consumers Decide When to Claim Social Security
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the American Bankers Association Annual Convention
Category: Blog Live from Brookings Institution in D.C.: Helping America plan for retirement
Category: Blog Save the date, Washington, D.C.!
Category: Report 2015 Financial literacy annual report
Category: Press release CFPB and New York Department of Financial Services Sue Pension Advance Companies for Deceiving Consumers About Loan Costs
Category: Blog Live from Springfield, Va.: Managing Someone Else’s Money
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Managing Someone Else’s Money Event
Category: Blog Save the date, Springfield!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the White House Conference on Aging
Category: Blog Sound off on student loan servicing
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Reverse Mortgage Advertising Press Call
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Don’t be misled by reverse mortgage advertising
Category: Press release CFPB Study Finds Reverse Mortgage Advertisements Can Create False Impressions
Category: Report A closer look at reverse mortgage advertisements and consumer risks
Category: Blog Planning for financial decisions as you age
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Your benefits are protected from garnishment
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Retirement Savings Event
Category: Report Snapshot of reverse mortgage complaints December 2011 – 2014
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustration Around Reverse Mortgages
Category: Blog Food for thought at your Thanksgiving table
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Debt Collection Tops Older Consumer Complaints
Category: Report A snapshot of debt collection complaints submitted by older consumers
Category: Press release FDIC and CFPB Collaborate to Develop a Spanish-Language Tool for Older Adults to Prevent Financial Exploitation
Category: Blog Plan and protect your finances with a my Social Security account
Category: Report 2014 Financial literacy annual report
Category: Press release CFPB Helps Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities Protect Seniors from Financial Abuse
Category: Blog Three things to keep your retirement plan on track
Category: Report Snapshot of older consumers and mortgage debt
Category: Press release CFPB Spotlights Mortgage Debt Challenges Faced By Older Americans
Category: Blog What’s the deal with health care credit cards? Four things you should know
Category: Blog Know your financial adviser
Category: Speech Director Richard Cordray Remarks on Release of Managing Someone Else’s Money Guides
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Guides For Managing Someone Else’s Money
Category: Press release Nora Dowd Eisenhower Remarks on Release of Managing Someone Else’s Money Guides
Category: Press release Federal Regulators Issue Guidance on Reporting Financial Abuse of Older Adults
Category: Speech Director Cordray Remarks at the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Press Call
Category: Speech Nora Dowd Eisenhower Remarks at Press Call on GLBA Interagency Guidance
Category: Blog Meet Nora
Category: Blog Dads have money lessons to share too
Category: Speech Gail Hillebrand Remarks at the Release of Money Smart for Older Adults
Category: Blog Spotlight on scams that target older adults
Category: Press release FDIC and CFPB Collaborate to Develop a Tool for Older Adults to Prevent Financial Exploitation
Category: Speech Director Cordray on Money Smart for Older Adults
Category: Blog Unleash the power of age
Category: Testimony The CFPB Testifies Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Category: Blog Twitter: Let’s talk about #SeniorMoney
Category: Speech Hubert Humphrey’s Remarks for Release of the Senior Designations for Financial Advisers Report and Recommendations
Category: Speech Press Call on Senior Certification Report
Category: Report Senior Designations for Financial Advisers
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Problems Older Americans Have With Confusing Financial Advising Industry
Category: Blog My next chapter: focusing on the work we do with others
Category: Testimony Director Richard Cordray Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Category: Blog Recognizing elder financial abuse
Category: Blog Overcoming the challenges of recognizing elder financial abuse
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray at a Consumer Advisory Board meeting
Category: Blog Buyer beware – Potentially deceptive mortgage ads are targeting veterans and older Americans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Companies Against Misleading Consumers with False Mortgage Advertisements
Category: Blog Setting our targets on elder financial abuse
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of Hubert H. “Skip” Humphrey III Before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Category: Blog More than 70 percent of people with 401(k)s don’t realize they’re paying fees
Category: Blog Meet Greg from Michigan
Category: Blog Working together to empower consumers
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray on Reverse Mortgages Study
Category: Report Reverse Mortgages Report
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Confusion in Reverse Mortgage Market
Category: Speech Remarks by Richard Cordray at World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event
Category: Blog Imagine an older you – and protect yourself
Category: Blog Protecting Older Americans from financial abuse
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Inquiry on Elder Financial Abuse
Category: Blog Something Good in Memphis