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Category: Report Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
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
Archived
CFPB Finds Members of the Reserves and National Guard Paying Millions of Dollars in Extra Interest Each Year
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting the right of military families to go to court
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Address Junk Data in Credit Reports
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Justice Department Caution Auto Finance Companies about Servicemember Protections
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
Archived
CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Hyundai to Pay $19 Million for Widespread Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting servicemembers from costly auto loans and wrongful repossessions
Category: Press release
Archived
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
Archived
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
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
Protecting servicemembers from abuses of the military allotment system
Category: Blog
Archived
Credit disputes: getting a clear statement of results from your furnisher
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Unlawful Auto Repossessions, Breakdowns in Credit Report Disputes
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Challenges in Rural Banking Access
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: 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: Report 2021 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Blog
Archived
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: Blog
Archived
Our public inquiry on buy now, pay later
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting servicemembers from predatory lending
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB and DOJ Put Landlords and Mortgage Servicers on Notice About Servicemembers’ and Veterans’ Rights
Category: Blog
Archived
Know before you buy (now, pay later) this holiday season
Category: Blog
Archived
Understand how the CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule impacts you
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Pawn Lenders for Cheating Military Families
Category: Office of Research Publication Disputes on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds Credit Report Disputes Far More Common in Majority Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB, FTC and North Carolina Department of Justice File Amicus Brief in Henderson v. The Source for Public Data, L.P.
Category: Office of Research Publication Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Consumer advisories
Archived
Consumer advisory: Know your rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Category: Blog
Archived
Consumer Fraud Alert - Tips for avoiding VA home loan scams
Category: Blog
Archived
Should you buy now and pay later?
Category: Blog
Archived
Errors in your tenant screening report shouldn’t keep you from finding a place to call home
Category: Office of Research Publication Commercial Credit on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog
Archived
Dedicating July to military consumer protection
Category: Blog
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The trends of commercial credit reporting on consumer credit
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report
Category: Blog
Archived
The Office of Servicemember Affairs year in review: Working together to protect servicemembers, veterans, and military families
Category: Office of Research Publication Changes in consumer financial status during the early months of the pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
Money Smarts for Military Families
Category: Blog
Archived
Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Blog
Archived
New guide helps military families with unique financial challenges
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with LendUp Loans, LLC for Military Lending Act Violations
Category: Report 2020 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Omni Financial of Nevada, Inc. for Violations of the Military Lending Act, Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and Consumer Financial Protection Act
Category: Blog
Archived
Listen to CFPB's new podcast episodes
Category: Blog
Archived
Federal tools to help maximize GI Bill® education benefits
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Payment Amount Furnishing & Consumer Reporting
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Settlement with Debt Collector for Credit Reporting Violation
Category: Blog
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New report explores the prevalence of actual payment information in consumer credit reporting
Category: Blog
Archived
Honoring and empowering those who served our nation
Category: Report Debt and delinquency after military service: A study of the credit records of young veterans in the first year after separation
Category: Blog
Archived
Empowering military consumers–all year long
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting your credit during the coronavirus pandemic
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Mortgage Companies to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Blog
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What to consider when sharing your financial data
Category: Blog
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Closing remarks: Consumer Financial Protection Week
Category: Blog
Archived
Alphabet soup: The ABCs of military consumer protection
Category: Report Financially Fit? Comparing the credit records of young servicemembers and civilians
Category: Blog
Archived
New report shows how young servicemembers build credit histories
Category: Report Targeting credit builder loans
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Study Shows Financial Product Could Help Consumers Build Credit
Category: Blog
Archived
Consumer reporting and the CARES Act
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Commonwealth of Massachusetts File Suit Against Credit-Repair Telemarketers
Category: Blog
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Saluting service during National Military Appreciation Month
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Monster Loans, Thomas Chou, Sean Cowell, and Related Companies
Category: Office of Research Publication The early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit applications
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Shows Substantial Decline in Credit Applications in March
Category: Blog
Archived
Financial help for servicemembers affected by the coronavirus
Category: Blog
Archived
Here's what we’ve been doing over the past year to help military families plan for their next financial journey.
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Credit Reporting Guidance During COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
Are you in the military and getting ready to do your taxes? Make sure you know how to file for free
Category: Blog
Archived
Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Action Against Monster Loans, Lend Tech Loans, and Student-Loan Debt-Relief Companies
Category: Report 2019 Financial Literacy Annual Report

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