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Category: Press release
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Settles with State Farm Bank
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2017
Category: Blog
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Promoting fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory access to credit: 2017 Fair Lending Report
Category: Blog
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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
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Toward a 21st century approach to consumer protection
Category: Blog
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Managing someone else’s money: New protection from ID theft and fraud
Category: Blog
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Free credit freezes are here
Category: Press release
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Issues Updated FCRA Model Disclosures
Category: Press release
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Releases Latest Supervisory Highlights
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly consumer credit trends: Telecommunications debt collection
Category: Blog
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More than 1-in-5 consumers had telecommunications-related collections on their consumer report in the past 5 years
Category: Blog
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WARNO: New security clearance guidelines make it more important than ever for servicemembers to monitor their credit
Category: Press release
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BCFP Collaborates With Regulators Around The World To Create Global Financial Innovation Network
Category: Blog
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Save the date for the 'Building a Bridge to Credit Visibility' symposium
Category: Press release
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Announces Director for the Office of Innovation
Category: Blog
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What you need to know to get money from the settlement with BancorpSouth Bank for alleged discrimination
Category: Blog
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A new list identifies more ways to access credit scores—for free
Category: Blog
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3 common credit issues and what you can do to fix them
Category: Blog
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Ask CFPB your questions about credit reports and scores
Category: Blog
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4 tips to spring clean your finances
Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly consumer credit trends: Public records
Category: Blog
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Thinking about buying a house in 2018? Here’s what you need to know
Category: Blog
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5 financial New Year’s resolutions
Category: Press release
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CFPB Fines Xerox Business Services $1.1 Million for Incorrect Consumer Information Sent to Credit Reporting Agencies
Category: Blog
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Add your company to the list of sources for free credit scores
Category: Blog
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Has having more access to free credit scores made a difference? Let us know!
Category: Blog
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African-American and Hispanic borrowers harmed by Provident will receive $9 million in compensation
Category: Report Consumer Protection Principles: Consumer-authorized financial data sharing and aggregation
Category: Blog
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Top 10 ways to protect yourself in the wake of the Equifax data breach
Category: Blog
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Servicemembers should secure their identity after the Equifax data breach
Category: Blog
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Equifax data breach updates
Category: Blog
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Project Catalyst collaboration to improve understanding of financial well-being
Category: Press release
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CFPB Announces First No-Action Letter to Upstart Network
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2017
Category: Blog
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Identity theft protection following the Equifax data breach
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2018
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action to Shut Down Credit Repair Company for Charging Illegal Fees and Misleading Consumers
Category: Press release
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CFPB and American Express Reach Resolution to Address Discriminatory Card Terms in Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories
Category: Report Innovation highlights: Emerging student loan repayment assistance
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action Against JPMorgan Chase for Failures Related to Checking Account Screening Information
Category: Blog
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Denied for a bank account? Here’s what you should know
Category: Press release
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's 46th Annual Convention
Category: Blog
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Top five consumer financial complaints reported across the U.S.
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Actions Against Credit Repair Companies for Charging Illegal Fees and Misleading Consumers
Category: Office of Research Publication CFPB data point: Becoming credit visible
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Study Finds Consumers in Lower-income Areas are More Likely to Become Credit Visible Due to Negative Records
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Spring 2017
Category: Press release
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CFPB Supervision Finds Some Student Loan and Mortgage Servicers Illegally Fail to Provide Protections to Borrowers
Category: Blog
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Safeguarding against credit discrimination: 2016 Fair Lending Report
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Operation HOPE Global Forums Annual Meeting
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2016
Category: Blog
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Understanding Consumer Experiences: Insights from CFPB’s 2016 Consumer Response Annual Report
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action Against Nationstar Mortgage for Flawed Mortgage Loan Reporting
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the LendIt USA Conference
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights Consumer Reporting Special Edition
Category: Blog
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Check our new list to see if your credit card offers you free access to one of your credit scores
Category: Press release
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CFPB Oversight Uncovers And Corrects Credit Reporting Problems
Category: Press release
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CFPB Monthly Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Category: Report Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 20
Category: Blog
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Using alternative data to evaluate creditworthiness
Category: Press release
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CFPB Explores Impact of Alternative Data on Credit Access for Consumers Who Are Credit Invisible
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Alternative Data Field Hearing
Category: Press release
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CFPB Orders TransUnion and Equifax to Pay for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores and Credit Products
Category: Blog
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What you need to know: Understanding why offers for “your” credit score are not all the same
Category: Blog
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Fair lending priorities in the new year
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Action Against Moneytree for Deceptive Advertising and Collection Practices
Category: Blog
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Who are the Credit Invisible?
Category: Blog
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Technology is changing how people access their financial records. Share your story.
Category: Blog
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What you need to know about the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and how it can help you: Know your rights
Category: Blog
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What you need to know about the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and how it can help you: Why it was passed and what it is
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 13 (Fall 2016)
Category: Report Project Catalyst report: Promoting consumer-friendly innovation
Category: Press release
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CFPB Releases First-Ever Project Catalyst Innovation Highlights Report
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Money 20/20
Category: Blog
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Project Catalyst research pilot: Tools for saving
Category: Blog
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What you need to know to get money from the settlement with Honda Finance for overcharging minorities
Category: Blog
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We’re exploring the use of a list of companies that offer free credit scores
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray to Corporation for Enterprise Development Assets Learning Conference
Category: Press release
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CFPB Project Catalyst Study Finds Savings Offers Double the Number of Consumers Saving
Category: Office of Research Publication Tools for saving: Using prepaid accounts to set aside funds
Category: Blog
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Provident Settlement Administrator to contact eligible borrowers soon
Category: Blog
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How to avoid credit repair service scams
Category: Press release
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CFPB Sues Credit Repair Company for Misleading Consumers and Charging Illegal Fees
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the NAACP Annual Convention
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2016
Category: Blog
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Redlining: CFPB and DOJ action requires BancorpSouth Bank to pay millions to harmed consumers
Category: Press release
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau And Department Of Justice Action Requires Bancorpsouth To Pay $10.6 Million To Address Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Practices
Category: Press release
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CFPB Monthly Complaints Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Category: Report Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 11
Category: Blog
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You have the right to be treated fairly in the financial marketplace
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2015
Category: Blog
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Protecting one’s credit while in the criminal justice system
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Winter 2016
Category: Press release
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CFPB Finalizes Policy to Facilitate Consumer-Friendly Innovation
Category: Press release
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CFPB and DOJ Reach Resolution With Toyota Motor Credit To Address Loan Pricing Policies With Discriminatory Effects
Category: Blog
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Harmed Ally borrowers have been sent $80 million in damages
Category: Blog
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You have the right to request your consumer reports
Category: Blog
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6 tips for using your credit card this season

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