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Category: Blog
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WARNO: They call themselves “coaches” or “consultants” and advertise their ability to assist you with your VA benefits claim but may not be accredited to practice before the VA
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: 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
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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
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You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
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: Blog
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Protecting the right of military families to go to court
Category: Blog
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Using CFPB complaint data to help cities and counties protect the public
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 Reports Highlight Problems with Tenant Background Checks
Category: Report Complaint Bulletin: An analysis of consumer complaints related to crypto-assets
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
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CFPB Takes Action to Address Junk Data in Credit Reports
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Nursing Home Debt Collection
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Press release
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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
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CFPB Orders Hyundai to Pay $19 Million for Widespread Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Blog
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Protecting servicemembers from costly auto loans and wrongful repossessions
Category: Blog
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Tell us your stories about employer-driven debt
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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Protecting servicemembers from abuses of the military allotment system
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and New York Attorney General Shut Down Debt Collection Ring
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: Blog
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Transcript Withholding Holds Back Workers and Wages
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2022
Category: Blog
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Protecting families and honest businesses from debt collection abuses
Category: Blog
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Know your rights and protections when it comes to medical bills and collections
Category: Report 2021 Consumer Response annual report
Category: Blog
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Overdraft fees can price people out of banking
Category: Blog
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Shining a Spotlight on Workers’ Financial Experiences
Category: Report 2021 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Blog
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Report illustrates how the big three credit reporting companies are giving consumers the runaround
Category: Blog
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No Surprises Act: How we are protecting people from the side effects of surprise medical bills
Category: Blog
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New VA rule relieves financial distress for thousands of veterans with medical bills
Category: Report Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Bulletin to Prevent Unlawful Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting
Category: Press release
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CFPB Sues United Holding Group, Its Affiliates, and Its Owners for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Blog
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Protecting servicemembers from predatory lending
Category: Press release
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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
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Hold credit reporting companies accountable for incorrect reports and shoddy service
Category: Press release
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CFPB and DOJ Put Landlords and Mortgage Servicers on Notice About Servicemembers’ and Veterans’ Rights
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 25, Fall 2021
Category: Blog
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Understand how the CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule impacts you
Category: Press release
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CFPB Sues Pawn Lenders for Cheating Military Families
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action to Stop False Identification by Background Screeners
Category: Report 2021 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report Finds Declines in Credit Card Debt, New Applications and Increases in Digital Engagement in 2020
Category: Report Consumer Complaint Research Brief: Consumer complaints throughout the credit life cycle, by demographic characteristics
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report: Consumer Complaint Submission Patterns Vary by Demographic Characteristics of Census Tract
Category: Blog
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Four reasons why landlords should take advantage of federal rental assistance
Category: Press release
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CFPB Confirms Effective Date for Debt Collection Final Rules
Category: Consumer advisories
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Consumer advisory: Know your rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Acting Director Uejio For AFR’s Celebration of the CFPB’s 10th Birthday
Category: Blog
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Consumer Fraud Alert - Tips for avoiding VA home loan scams
Category: Blog
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Rental assistance may help you and your tenants get through the pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
Should you buy now and pay later?
Category: Report Complaint Bulletin: COVID-19 issues described in consumer complaints
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Consumer Complaint Bulletin Highlights Consumers’ Difficulties During Pandemic
Category: Blog
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Dedicating July to military consumer protection
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 24, Summer 2021
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Acting Director Dave Uejio at the National Association of Attorneys General Spring Consumer Protection Conference
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report
Category: Blog
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The Office of Servicemember Affairs year in review: Working together to protect servicemembers, veterans, and military families
Category: Report Complaint Bulletin: Mortgage forbearance issues described in consumer complaints
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Reports Detailing Mortgage Borrowers’ Continuing COVID-19 Challenges
Category: Blog
Archived
Money Smarts for Military Families
Category: Press release
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CFPB Consumer Complaint Bulletin Examines County-Level Demographic Data
Category: Report Complaint Bulletin: County-level demographic overview of consumer complaints
Category: Press release
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CFPB and New York Attorney General File Suit to Seize Hidden Assets from Operator of Shuttered Debt Collection Scheme
Category: Press release
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CFPB Rule Clarifies Tenants Can Hold Debt Collectors Accountable for Illegal Evictions
Category: Blog
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Know your rights as a renter facing eviction
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Acting Director Dave Uejio for the Interim Final Rule on CDC Eviction Moratorium Rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Category: Press release
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CFPB Proposes Delay of Effective Date for Recent Debt Collection Rules
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action Against Debt Collector And Its Owner For Falsely Threatening Consumers with Legal Action
Category: Report 2020 Consumer Response annual report
Category: Press release
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CFPB Annual Complaint Report Highlights More Than a Half-Million Complaints Received in 2020
Category: Press release
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CFPB Submits 2020 Report to Congress on the Administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2021
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action Against Operators of An Unlawful Student Loan Debt-Relief Scheme
Category: Blog
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New guide helps military families with unique financial challenges
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments Special Edition (Issue 23)
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with LendUp Loans, LLC for Military Lending Act Violations
Category: Report 2020 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Press release
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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: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Final Rule on Consumer Disclosures Related to Debt Collection

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