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Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2022: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet survey
Category: Press release
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CFPB & FHFA news release announcing the publication of updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations
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: Office of Research Publication Consumer Savings App Strategies and Savings Outcomes
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Higher interest rates leading to higher debt burdens for mortgage borrowers
Category: Blog
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Protecting borrowers’ control over their money
Category: Blog
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Enhancing public data on auto lending
Category: Press release
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CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections
Category: Press release
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CFPB Reports Highlight Problems with Tenant Background Checks
Category: Report Consumer Snapshot: Tenant Background Checks
Category: Report Tenant Background Checks Market Report
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 28, Fall 2022
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at Money 20/20
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report Finds High Fees Charged on Student Banking Products Endorsed by Colleges
Category: Report 2022 College banking and credit card agreements
Category: Blog
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A financial toolkit for victims of hurricanes Fiona and Ian
Category: Blog
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Examining the potential impact of high vehicle costs on Americans with deep subprime credit scores
Category: Press release
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CFPB Launches Effort to Spur New Opportunities for Homeowners in the Mortgage Market
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2021 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Blog
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Market monitoring insights: examining the potential credit impact of high vehicle costs for consumers
Category: Report Buy Now, Pay Later: Market trends and consumer impacts
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s prepared remarks on the release of the CFPB’s Buy Now, Pay Later report
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Blog
Archived
Exploring the connection between financial assistance for medical care and medical collections
Category: Blog
Archived
Why we’re modernizing how we collect credit card data
Category: Blog
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Examining the factors driving high credit card interest rates
Category: Speech
Archived
Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the 2022 National Association of Attorneys General Presidential Summit
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Warns that Digital Marketing Providers Must Comply with Federal Consumer Finance Protections
Category: Press release
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CFPB Fines U.S. Bank $37.5 Million for Illegally Exploiting Personal Data to Open Sham Accounts for Unsuspecting Customers
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding Required Financial Assistance in Medical Care
Category: Blog
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Office of Research blog: Housing inflation is hitting low-income renters
Category: Press release
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CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Credit Trends Report: Paid and Low-Balance Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Hyundai to Pay $19 Million for Widespread Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Blog
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Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenues evolve along with their policies
Category: Blog
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Using special purpose credit programs to serve unmet credit needs
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting servicemembers from costly auto loans and wrongful repossessions
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues ACE Cash Express for Concealing No-Cost Repayment Plans and Improperly Withdrawing Consumers’ Funds
Category: Report Credit Card Line Decreases
Category: Blog
Archived
New report explores the impact of credit card line decreases on consumers
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
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Deputy Director Zixta Martinez’s Prepared Remarks at the FDIC Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion
Category: Blog
Archived
Identifying and addressing the financial needs of immigrants
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Helps Survivors Mitigate the Financial Consequences of Human Trafficking
Category: Press release
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CFPB Launches Inquiry into Practices that Leave Workers Indebted to Employers
Category: Blog
Archived
CFPB tells credit card CEOs: Practice of suppressing payment data has potential for consumer harm
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Profiles of older adults living in mobile homes
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Unlawful Auto Repossessions, Breakdowns in Credit Report Disputes
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 26, Spring 2022
Category: Blog
Archived
Overcharging for add-on products on auto loans
Category: Press release
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CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Challenges in Rural Banking Access
Category: Press release
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CFPB Releases Report on Financial Challenges Facing Rural Communities
Category: Office of Research Publication Student Loan Borrowers Potentially At-Risk when Payment Suspension Ends
Category: Blog
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The student loan pause was extended—three things to keep in mind
Category: Blog
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Climate risk should be considered in housing decisions
Category: Press release
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CFPB Seeks to Halt Negative Credit Reporting for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Opening Remarks to the Consumer Advisory Board
Category: Office of Research Publication Credit card late fees
Category: Office of Research Publication New Data on the Characteristics of Mortgage Borrowers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Office of Research Publication Emergency Savings and Financial Security: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey and Consumer Credit Panel
Category: Blog
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The Fed is raising interest rates. What does that mean for borrowers and savers?
Category: Blog
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Safely sending money to loved ones in conflict areas
Category: Report 2021 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Estimates $88 Billion in Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release
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CFPB Moves to Thwart Illegal Auto Repossessions
Category: Blog
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Rising car prices means more auto loan debt
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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If you’re a homeowner struggling to make housing-related payments due to the pandemic, help is available or coming soon
Category: Blog
Archived
The hidden cost of junk fees
Category: Report Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Initiative to Save Americans Billions in Junk Fees
Category: Blog
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Americans pay $120 billion in credit card interest and fees each year
Category: Blog
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CFPB releases report on diversity and inclusion within financial services
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting servicemembers from predatory lending
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer finances during the pandemic: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Blog
Archived
Making Ends Meet series: Consumer finances during the pandemic
Category: Blog
Archived
Seven examples of unfair practices and other violations by mortgage servicers: CFPB supervision activities uncover red flags
Category: Blog
Archived
The LIBOR index for adjustable-rate loans is being discontinued: here’s what to watch for
Category: Director's statement
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Statement by CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on HUD Guidance on Special Purpose Credit Programs
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: Checking Account Overdraft at Financial Institutions Served by Core Processors
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: Overdraft/NSF Fee Reliance Since 2015 – Evidence from Bank Call Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Prevent Avoidable Foreclosures
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
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CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Discontinuation of LIBOR
Category: Blog
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Deadline to request initial forbearance for HUD/FHA, USDA, or VA backed loans is extended until National Emergency ends
Category: Blog
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Volunteering to help people make the most of the tax refund. An opportunity to give back
Category: Blog
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Comparing auto loans for borrowers with subprime credit scores
Category: Office of Research Publication Subprime Auto Loan Outcomes by Lender Type
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Finds Declines in Credit Card Debt, New Applications and Increases in Digital Engagement in 2020
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report: Consumer Complaint Submission Patterns Vary by Demographic Characteristics of Census Tract
Category: Office of Research Publication Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report: Renters at Risk as COVID-19 Safety Net Ends
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Report Finding a Continued Decline in College Credit Card Agreements in 2020
Category: Report 2021 College credit card agreements
Category: Blog
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