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Category	Title	Date published
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Releases Report on the State of the Credit Card Market	DEC 27, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived A five-step spending plan to avoid holiday debt	NOV 22, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived CFPB sends letters to financial institution CEO’s encouraging more consumer control over payment methods	NOV 20, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Sues Think Finance For Collecting On Debts That Consumers Did Not Legally Owe	NOV 15, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived How to spot a scammer	NOV 07, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived How to get a handle on debt	OCT 23, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Sues Debt-Relief Companies Illegally Posing As Federal Government	OCT 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Issues Interim Final Rule To Help Mortgage Servicers Communicate With Certain Borrowers At Risk Of Foreclosure	OCT 04, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Servicemembers and debt collection: Sharing your stories	SEP 22, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action Against National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, Transworld Systems for Illegal Student Loan Debt Collection Lawsuits	SEP 18, 2017
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2017	SEP 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Supervision Recovers $14 Million in First Half of 2017 for Over 100,000 Consumers Harmed by Illegal Practices	SEP 12, 2017
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2018	SEP 06, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Here’s what you should know if you were harmed by Morgan Drexen	SEP 01, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Got a check in the mail from the CFPB? Here’s how to tell if it’s legit	SEP 01, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived Adjustments Based on Annual Percentage Change in Consumer Price Index	AUG 30, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB and American Express Reach Resolution to Address Discriminatory Card Terms in Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories	AUG 23, 2017
Category: Report	A nationwide look at how student debt impacts older adults	AUG 18, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Behind on bills: Three steps to help you make tough choices in tight moments	AUG 10, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived How to respond when a debt collector contacts you in three easy steps	JUL 20, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Top five consumer financial complaints reported across the U.S.	JUL 06, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Prepaid Rule	JUN 15, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived How to understand special promotional financing offers on credit cards	JUN 08, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived The IRS is using private debt collectors. Here’s what you should know.	JUN 06, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Report Finds That 9 in 10 of the Highest-Risk Student Loan Borrowers Were Not Enrolled in Affordable Repayment Plans	MAY 16, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Files Suit Against Law Firm for Misrepresenting Attorney Involvement in Collection of Millions of Debts	APR 17, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Understanding Consumer Experiences: Insights from CFPB’s 2016 Consumer Response Annual Report	APR 03, 2017
Category: Report	Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 21	MAR 28, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Monthly Snapshot Spotlights Credit Card Complaints	MAR 28, 2017
Category: Report	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act annual report 2017	MAR 21, 2017
Category: Report	The power of light-touch financial education: A demonstration with credit card revolvers	MAR 16, 2017
Category: Report	Consumer insights on managing spending	FEB 28, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Mastercard and UniRush to Pay $10 Million to Consumers Harmed by RushCard Technology Breakdown	FEB 01, 2017
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the RushCard Enforcement Action Press Call	FEB 01, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Orders Mastercard and UniRush to Pay $13 Million for RushCard Breakdowns That Cut Off Consumers' Access to Funds	FEB 01, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Sues Debt Relief Attorneys for Collecting Illegal Fees from Struggling Consumers	JAN 30, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Easy-to-remember guidelines help people reduce credit card debt	JAN 19, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Your voice, your story. Consumer views on debt collection	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Survey Finds Over One-In-Four Consumers Contacted By Debt Collectors Feel Threatened	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the CFPB Debt Collection Event	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Office of Research Publication	Consumer Experiences With Debt Collection: Findings From the CFPB’s Survey on Consumer Views on Debt	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Report	Market Snapshot: Online debt sales	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Consumer experiences with debt collection: Findings from our survey	JAN 12, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action Against Two Law Firms for Misrepresenting Attorney Involvement to Collect on Medical Debts	JAN 09, 2017
Category: Report	Snapshot of older consumers and student loan debt	JAN 05, 2017
Category: Report	Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 18	DEC 27, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Debt Collection Complaints	DEC 27, 2016
Category: Report	2016 College credit card agreements	DEC 16, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Unveils Consumer Credit Trends Tool to Help Forecast Potential Consumer Risks	DEC 15, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the CFPB Research Conference	DEC 15, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Finds Bank Marketing Deals With Colleges Can Mean Costly Fees and Risks for Students	DEC 14, 2016
Category: Blog	Archived Who are the Credit Invisible?	DEC 12, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB and New York Attorney General File Lawsuit Against Illegal Nationwide Debt Collection Scheme	NOV 02, 2016
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 13 (Fall 2016)	OCT 31, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting	OCT 27, 2016
Category: Report	Annual report of the CFPB student loan ombudsman 2016	OCT 17, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Projects that One-in-Three Rehabilitated Student Loan Borrowers Will Re-default Within Two Years	OCT 17, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Orders Navy Federal Credit Union to Pay $28.5 Million for Improper Debt Collection Actions	OCT 11, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Finalizes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Account Consumers	OCT 05, 2016
Category: Blog	Archived We’re exploring the use of a list of companies that offer free credit scores	OCT 03, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Releases Updated Exam Procedures for Military Lending Act	SEP 30, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray to the Community Bank Advisory Council	SEP 29, 2016
Category: Testimony	Archived Written Testimony of Richard Cordray, Director, CFPB Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs	SEP 20, 2016
Category: Blog	Archived Hundreds of thousands of accounts secretly created by Wells Fargo Bank employees leads to historic $100 million fine from the CFPB	SEP 08, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the Wells Fargo Enforcement Action Press Call	SEP 08, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fines Wells Fargo $100 Million for Widespread Illegal Practice of Secretly Opening Unauthorized Accounts	SEP 08, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau	SEP 01, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Orders First National Bank of Omaha to Pay $32.25 Million for Illegal Credit Card Practices	AUG 25, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Expands Foreclosure Protections	AUG 04, 2016
Category: Office of Research Publication	Study of third-party debt collection operations	JUL 28, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Considers Proposal to Overhaul Debt Collection Market	JUL 28, 2016
Category: Blog	Archived We’re working to improve fairness and transparency in the debt collection market for you	JUL 28, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on Field Hearing on Debt Collection	JUL 28, 2016
Category: Report	Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 13	JUL 26, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Credit Card Complaints	JUL 26, 2016
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date, Sacramento, Calif.!	JUL 15, 2016
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2016	JUN 30, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervisory Actions Return $24.5 Million To A Quarter-Million Consumers Harmed By Illegal Activities	JUN 30, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Annual Dollar Thresholds in Truth in Lending Act Regulations for Certain Credit Transactions	JUN 17, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action to Halt Illegal Debt Collection Practices By Lawsuit Mill and Debt Buyer	APR 25, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Halts Student Loan Debt Relief Scam	MAR 30, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Debt Collection Complaints	MAR 29, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Report Highlights High Rate of Debt Collection Complaints From Servicemembers and Their Families	MAR 22, 2016
Category: Report	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2016	MAR 22, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Wins Final Judgment Against Morgan Drexen for Illegal Debt-Relief Scheme	MAR 18, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action to Shut Down Illegal Student Debt Relief Scheme	MAR 15, 2016
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights: Winter 2016	MAR 08, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Orders Citibank to Provide Relief to Consumers for Illegal Debt Sales and Collection Practices	FEB 23, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Debt Settlement, Check Cashing, and Other Financial Service Complaints	JAN 28, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action to Stop Illegal Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill	DEC 28, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived 6 tips for using your credit card this season	DEC 21, 2015
Category: Report	2015 College credit card agreements	DEC 16, 2015
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Warns Colleges About Secret Campus Credit Card Contracts	DEC 16, 2015
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Takes Action Against Debt Collector for Pursuing Disputed and Unverified Cellphone Debts	DEC 07, 2015
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Federation of America	DEC 03, 2015
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Finds CARD Act Helped Consumers Avoid More Than $16 Billion in Gotcha Credit Card Fees	DEC 03, 2015
Category: Report	The Consumer Credit Card Market	DEC 03, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda	NOV 20, 2015
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Recovers $107 Million in Relief for More Than 238,000 Consumers Through Supervisory Actions	NOV 03, 2015
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2015	NOV 03, 2015

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