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Category: Blog
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Hold credit reporting companies accountable for incorrect reports and shoddy service
Category: Blog
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CFPB is standing up for civil rights protections
Category: Blog
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Know before you buy (now, pay later) this holiday season
Category: Blog
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CFPB calls tech workers to action
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report Highlights Supervisory Findings of Wide-Ranging Violations of Law in 2021
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 25, Fall 2021
Category: Director's statement
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Statement by CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on HUD Guidance on Special Purpose Credit Programs
Category: Blog
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Understand how the CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule impacts you
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: Testimony
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Opening Statement of Director Rohit Chopra before the House Committee on Financial Services
Category: Speech
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Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at a Joint DOJ, CFPB, and OCC Press Conference on the Trustmark National Bank Enforcement Action
Category: Press release
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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: Press release
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CFPB Proposes Rule to Shine New Light on Small Businesses’ Access to Credit
Category: Speech
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Remarks of Acting Director Dave Uejio at the Press Call on the Small Business Lending Proposed Rule
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Acting Director Dave Uejio at the NFHA’s Virtual Forum on Special Purpose Credit Programs
Category: Report Supplemental estimation methodology for institutional coverage and market-level cost estimates in the small business lending data collection notice of proposed rulemaking
Category: Blog
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The Bureau continues to fight to help alleviate housing insecurity through its Tech Sprint Program
Category: Report Mortgage Servicing COVID-19 Pandemic Response Metrics: Observations from Data Reported by Sixteen Servicers
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report: Mortgage Servicers’ Pandemic Response Varies Significantly
Category: Blog
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Celebrating 10 years of consumer protection
Category: Blog
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Should you buy now and pay later?
Category: Blog
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CFPB Prioritizing Resources Against Racial Bias in Home Appraisals
Category: Blog
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Challenging the Model Minority Myth: A closer look at Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the mortgage market
Category: Office of Research Publication Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the Mortgage Market
Category: Blog
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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
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The trends of commercial credit reporting on consumer credit
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: Office of Research Publication Changes in consumer financial status during the early months of the pandemic
Category: Blog
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Innovation and collaboration: Tech sprints support improvements in consumer notifications and data collection and processing
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2020
Category: Blog
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Protecting consumers through a pandemic: 2020 Fair Lending Report to Congress
Category: Blog
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Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments Special Edition (Issue 23)
Category: Blog
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Bureau seeks formal comments to inform forthcoming guidance on serving LEP consumers
Category: Press release
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CFPB, Colorado's Attorney General Announce Joint, Virtual Office Hours
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Payment Amount Furnishing & Consumer Reporting
Category: Press release
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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: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Outline of Proposals Under Consideration to Implement Small Business Lending Data Collection Requirements
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 22 (Summer 2020)
Category: Blog
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More CFPB resources available in multiple languages
Category: Blog
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Protecting your credit during the coronavirus pandemic
Category: Report Bureau Symposium: Consumer Access to Financial Records, a summary of the proceedings
Category: Blog
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What to consider when sharing your financial data
Category: Press release
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CFPB Announces Plan to Issue ANPR on Consumer-Authorized Access to Financial Data
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action to Help Employers Develop Emergency Savings Programs to Boost Worker Financial Resilience
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Mortgage Creditor for Discriminatory Mortgage-Lending Practices
Category: Report Targeting credit builder loans
Category: Press release
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CFPB Study Shows Financial Product Could Help Consumers Build Credit
Category: Press release
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CFPB, OCC Host Virtual Innovation Office Hours
Category: Press release
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CFPB Announces Tech Sprints To Empower Consumers, Reduce Regulatory Burden
Category: Blog
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Consumer reporting and the CARES Act
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Commonwealth of Massachusetts File Suit Against Credit-Repair Telemarketers
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action to Help Struggling Homeowners Seeking Mitigation Efforts; Consumers Seeking Small-Dollar Loans
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
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Shows Substantial Decline in Credit Applications in March
Category: Blog
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Protecting consumers and encouraging innovation: 2019 Fair Lending Report to Congress
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2019
Category: Blog
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The importance of fair and equitable access to credit for minority and women-owned businesses
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Credit Reporting Guidance During COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Blog
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Know your data: Our updated list of reporting companies
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues No-Action Letter to Facilitate Housing Counseling Services for Prospective Home Buyers
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Action Against Monster Loans, Lend Tech Loans, and Student-Loan Debt-Relief Companies
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Public records, credit scores, and credit performance
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights Consumer Reporting Special Edition, Issue No. 20 (Fall 2019)
Category: Blog
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Applying for a job? It’s important to know what goes into your background screening reports
Category: Press release
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CFPB and FTC to Host December Workshop on Accuracy in Consumer Reporting
Category: Blog
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New report explores the relationship between Financial Well-Being and the contents of and engagement with credit reports
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 19 (Summer 2019)
Category: Press release
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CFPB Issues Policies to Facilitate Compliance and Promote Innovation
Category: Speech
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Director Kraninger’s Speech at Innovation Policies Launch Event
Category: Press release
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CFPB and State Regulators Launch American Consumer Financial Innovation Network
Category: Blog
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Facts you can use about the Equifax settlement
Category: Blog
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An update on credit access and the Bureau’s first No-Action Letter
Category: Speech
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Statement by Kathy Kraninger at CFPB/FTC Equifax Settlement Press Conference
Category: Press release
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CFPB, FTC and States Announce Settlement with Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach
Category: Report Building a bridge to credit visibility report
Category: Blog
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A report on the Bureau’s Building a Bridge to Credit Visibility Symposium
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Third-Party Debt Collections
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Third-Party Debt Collections Tradeline Reporting
Category: Blog
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Encouraging innovation in expanding credit access: 2018 Fair Lending Report to Congress
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2018
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Category: Blog
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New report explores when consumers apply for credit cards as their credit scores change
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Timing of Applications for Consumer Credit
Category: Blog
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Check these items off your student loan to-do list
Category: Blog
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5 ways you can guard against identity theft
Category: Blog
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A no-cost way to prepare your credit for a big purchase
Category: Speech
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Thoughts on the Future of Financial Services Regulation in the U.S.
Category: Blog
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Credit mistakes that could be costing you money
Category: Blog
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New protections available for minors under 16
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Mortgages to First-time Homebuying Servicemembers
Category: Blog
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New protections for servicemembers and veterans alert
Category: Blog
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Common errors people find on their credit report - and how to get them fixed
Category: Blog
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Know your data: Our latest list of consumer reporting companies
Category: Blog
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Credit score myths that might be holding you back from improving your credit

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