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Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 19 (Summer 2019)
Category: Blog
Archived
Facts you can use about the Equifax settlement
Category: Blog
Archived
An update on credit access and the Bureau’s first No-Action Letter
Category: Speech
Archived
Statement by Kathy Kraninger at CFPB/FTC Equifax Settlement Press Conference
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB, FTC and States Announce Settlement with Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach
Category: Report Building a bridge to credit visibility report
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Third-Party Debt Collections
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Third-Party Debt Collections Tradeline Reporting
Category: Report Sources and uses of data at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Category: Report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2018
Category: Blog
Archived
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: Report Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Independent Audit of Selected Operations and Budget, Fiscal Year 2018
Category: Blog
Archived
Check these items off your student loan to-do list
Category: Blog
Archived
5 ways you can guard against identity theft
Category: Blog
Archived
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: Report No FEAR Act annual report for fiscal year (FY) 2018
Category: Blog
Archived
Credit mistakes that could be costing you money
Category: Blog
Archived
New protections available for minors under 16
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Mortgages to First-time Homebuying Servicemembers
Category: Report Semi-Annual Report Fall 2018
Category: Blog
Archived
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
Category: Report 2018 BCFP Annual Employee Survey Results
Category: Press release
Archived
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Committees Meet to Discuss Emerging Trends in Financial Services Technology
Category: Press release
Archived
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Settles with State Farm Bank
Category: Blog
Archived
Natural disaster assistance is reported on a minority of credit records among potentially affected consumers
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Natural Disasters and Credit Reporting
Category: Speech
Archived
Toward a 21st century approach to consumer protection
Category: Report Financial report fiscal year 2018
Category: Report Semi-Annual Report Spring 2018
Category: Press release
Archived
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to Hold Press Availability After Town Hall in Baton Rouge, La.
Category: Blog
Archived
Bringing the Bureau to your community
Category: Blog
Archived
Managing someone else’s money: New protection from ID theft and fraud
Category: Press release
Archived
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Issues Report and RFI on the Bureau’s Sources and Uses of Data
Category: Blog
Archived
Free credit freezes are here
Category: Press release
Archived
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Issues Updated FCRA Model Disclosures
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly consumer credit trends: Telecommunications debt collection
Category: Blog
Archived
More than 1-in-5 consumers had telecommunications-related collections on their consumer report in the past 5 years
Category: Blog
Archived
WARNO: New security clearance guidelines make it more important than ever for servicemembers to monitor their credit
Category: Report 2018 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan
Category: Blog
Archived
A new list identifies more ways to access credit scores—for free
Category: Report Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Independent Audit of Selected Operations and Budget, Fiscal Year 2017
Category: Blog
Archived
3 common credit issues and what you can do to fix them
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Semi-Annual Report
Category: Report Semi-Annual Report Fall 2017
Category: Blog
Archived
Ask CFPB your questions about credit reports and scores
Category: Report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2017
Category: Report No FEAR Act annual report for fiscal year 2017
Category: Blog
Archived
4 tips to spring clean your finances
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly consumer credit trends: Public records
Category: Blog
Archived
Thinking about buying a house in 2018? Here’s what you need to know
Category: Blog
Archived
5 financial New Year’s resolutions
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Fines Xerox Business Services $1.1 Million for Incorrect Consumer Information Sent to Credit Reporting Agencies
Category: Report Financial report of the CFPB for fiscal year 2017
Category: Blog
Archived
Add your company to the list of sources for free credit scores
Category: Blog
Archived
Has having more access to free credit scores made a difference? Let us know!
Category: Blog
Archived
We invite your feedback on our draft Strategic Plan for FY 2018 - FY 2022
Category: Blog
Archived
Top 10 ways to protect yourself in the wake of the Equifax data breach
Category: Blog
Archived
Servicemembers should secure their identity after the Equifax data breach
Category: Blog
Archived
Equifax data breach updates
Category: Blog
Archived
Identity theft protection following the Equifax data breach
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Shut Down Credit Repair Company for Charging Illegal Fees and Misleading Consumers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against JPMorgan Chase for Failures Related to Checking Account Screening Information
Category: Blog
Archived
Denied for a bank account? Here’s what you should know
Category: Report Plain Writing Act compliance report 2017
Category: Press release
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's 46th Annual Convention
Category: Blog
Archived
Top five consumer financial complaints reported across the U.S.
Category: Report 2017 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Actions Against Credit Repair Companies for Charging Illegal Fees and Misleading Consumers
Category: Report Semi-Annual Report Spring 2017
Category: Office of Research Publication CFPB data point: Becoming credit visible
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Study Finds Consumers in Lower-income Areas are More Likely to Become Credit Visible Due to Negative Records
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Operation HOPE Global Forums Annual Meeting
Category: Report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2016
Category: Report No FEAR Act annual report for fiscal year 2016
Category: Testimony
Archived
Prepared Opening Statement of CFPB Director Richard Cordray Before the House Committee on Financial Services
Category: Blog
Archived
Understanding Consumer Experiences: Insights from CFPB’s 2016 Consumer Response Annual Report
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the LendIt USA Conference
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights Consumer Reporting Special Edition
Category: Blog
Archived
Check our new list to see if your credit card offers you free access to one of your credit scores
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Oversight Uncovers And Corrects Credit Reporting Problems
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Monthly Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Category: Report Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 20
Category: Blog
Archived
Using alternative data to evaluate creditworthiness
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Explores Impact of Alternative Data on Credit Access for Consumers Who Are Credit Invisible
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Alternative Data Field Hearing
Category: Report Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Independent Audit of Selected Operations and Budget, Fiscal Year 2016
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders TransUnion and Equifax to Pay for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores and Credit Products
Category: Report Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pursuant to section 1017(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Act
Category: Blog
Archived
What you need to know: Understanding why offers for “your” credit score are not all the same
Category: Report Semi-Annual Report Fall 2016
Category: Blog
Archived
Who are the Credit Invisible?
Category: Report Financial report of the CFPB for fiscal year 2016
Category: Blog
Archived
We’re exploring the use of a list of companies that offer free credit scores
Category: Blog
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How to avoid credit repair service scams

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