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Category: Blog How to prevent and report scams targeting older adults
Category: Press release CFPB Invokes Dormant Authority to Examine Nonbank Companies Posing Risks to Consumers
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Challenges in Rural Banking Access
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Report on Financial Challenges Facing Rural Communities
Category: Blog Helping borrowers hold mortgage servicers accountable
Category: Blog Overdraft fees can price people out of banking
Category: Blog CFPB Extends Opportunity for Public to Provide Input on Junk Fees
Category: Blog The Fed is raising interest rates. What does that mean for borrowers and savers?
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Medical debt among older adults before the pandemic
Category: Report 2021 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog If you’re a homeowner struggling to make housing-related payments due to the pandemic, help is available or coming soon
Category: Blog Ang hindi inaasahang gastos ng mga lihim na singil
Category: Blog 정크 수수료의 숨겨진 비용
Category: Blog The hidden cost of junk fees
Category: Blog El costo oculto de las tarifas inesperadas
Category: Blog التكلفة الخفية للرسوم المفاجئة وغير المتوقعة
Category: Blog 垃圾費的隱含費用
Category: Blog Sự ảnh hưởng của phụ phí ẩn
Category: Report Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Initiative to Save Americans Billions in Junk Fees
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Junk Fees RFI Press Call
Category: Blog How should regulators review bank mergers?
Category: Speech Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the Elder Justice Coordinating Council Meeting
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Final Rule to Facilitate Transition from LIBOR
Category: Director's statement Statement of Director Rohit Chopra on the LIBOR Transition Rule
Category: Press release CFPB Research Shows Banks’ Deep Dependence on Overdraft Fees
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Overdraft Press Call
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Suspicious Activity Reports on Elder Financial Exploitation
Category: Blog New rule ensures mortgage servicers provide options to potentially vulnerable borrowers exiting forbearance
Category: Blog We have resources to help you avoid foreclosure
Category: Blog Consumer Fraud Alert - Tips for avoiding VA home loan scams
Category: Press release CFPB and FDIC Release Enhanced Version of Money Smart for Older Adults
Category: Blog Dedicating July to military consumer protection
Category: Blog Celebrating older adults and the communities of strength supporting them
Category: Blog Estafas con beneficios por desempleo: Cómo puede protegerse
Category: Blog Take action to protect your Economic Impact Payment if your account is overdrawn
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Encourages Financial Institutions and Debt Collectors to Allow Stimulus Payments to Reach Consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Operators of An Unlawful Student Loan Debt-Relief Scheme
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Payment Processor and Its Former CEO for Supporting Internet-Based Technical-Support Scams
Category: Blog Break up with online romance scams
Category: Blog Navigating an early and unexpected retirement during COVID-19
Category: Blog Lo que debe saber acerca de las estafas con falsa asistencia técnica
Category: Blog What you should know about tech support scams
Category: Report 2020 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog Avoid Reverse Mortgage Shopping Scams
Category: Blog En estas fiestas, ayude a sus seres queridos a evitar estafa
Category: Blog Help your loved ones avoid scams this holiday season
Category: Blog Play it safe online
Category: Blog Falling for scams could be a disaster
Category: Blog What to consider when sharing your financial data
Category: Blog ¿Está pensando hacer un retiro temprano de su fondo de jubilación? Conozca qué establece la Ley CARES y otros datos que debe saber al respecto
Category: Blog Considering an early retirement withdrawal? CARES Act rules and what you should know.
Category: Blog You have options for how to receive your unemployment benefits
Category: Blog Usted tiene opciones para recibir sus beneficios por desempleo
Category: Blog New resource in the fight against elder financial fraud
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Tool to Help Communities Prevent and Respond to Elder Fraud
Category: Blog Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law charting a path ahead
Category: Blog Cómo evitar las estafas de impostor de funcionario del gobierno relacionadas al COVID-19
Category: Blog كيف تتجنب عمليات الإحتيال باسم الحكومة بسبب فيروس كورونا
Category: Blog How to avoid COVID-19 government imposter scams
Category: Press release CFPB Study Highlights Challenges Retirees Face to Meet Expenses in Early Years of Retirement
Category: Report Retirement Security and Financial Decision-making: Research Brief
Category: Blog Download new fraud prevention activity sheets for older adults
Category: Blog Descargue las nuevas hojas de actividades para adultos mayores
Category: Blog Online and mobile banking tips for beginners
Category: Blog Consejos para principiantes con la banca en línea y móvil
Category: Blog Avoid scams while finding help during quarantine
Category: Blog Evite estafas mientras busca ayuda durante la cuarentena
Category: Blog Tips to stay on top of your finances during the coronavirus pandemic
Category: Blog Consejos para mantenerse al tanto de sus finanzas durante la pandemia de coronavirus
Category: Press release Federal Agencies Encourage Banks, Savings Associations, and Credit Unions to Offer Responsible Small-Dollar Loans to Consumers and Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Category: Press release Agencies Provide Additional Information to Encourage Financial Institutions to Work with Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
Category: Blog Tips for financial caregivers during the coronavirus pandemic
Category: Blog Mga tips [payo] para sa mga tagapag-alaga pampananalapi sa panahon ng pandaigdigang salot ng coronavirus
Category: Blog Consejos para cuidadores financieros durante la pandemia del coronavirus
Category: Blog Cómo diferenciar a un cobrador de deudas legítimo de los estafadores
Category: Blog Cinco formas de reconocer una estafa con su Seguro Social
Category: Blog Five ways to recognize a Social Security scam
Category: Blog Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Report 2019 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights Consumer Reporting Special Edition, Issue No. 20 (Fall 2019)
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Remittance Rule
Category: Blog How to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and scammers
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Financial Well-Being Report with State-by-State Comparisons
Category: Report Financial well-being by state
Category: Blog You might have heard that LIBOR is going away. Here’s what you need to know about LIBOR and adjustable-rate loans.
Category: Blog Spoil your grandkids, not scammers!
Category: Blog ¡Consienta a sus nietos, no a los estafadores!
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Research on Tax Time Savings
Category: Office of Research Publication Planning for tax-time savings
Category: Blog Protect yourself from credit card fraud at the register
Category: Blog Estafas de cierre de hipotecas: cómo protegerse usted y resguardar su dinero
Category: Blog La cantidad de estafas con el número o beneficios del Seguro Social está en aumento
Category: Blog Scams involving your Social Security number and benefits are on the rise
Category: Report Building a bridge to credit visibility report
Category: Report Reporting of Suspected Elder Financial Exploitation by Financial Institutions: An update to the 2016 Advisory and Recommendations
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Recommends Financial Institutions Report Suspected Financial Exploitation of Older Adults
Category: Press release Agencies Issue Final Amendments to Regulation CC Regarding Funds Availability
Category: Blog Mortgage Closing Scams: How to protect yourself and your closing funds
Category: Blog Cómo descubrir a un estafador