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Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Debt Collector for Pursuing Disputed and Unverified Cellphone Debts
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Federation of America
Category: Press release CFPB Finds CARD Act Helped Consumers Avoid More Than $16 Billion in Gotcha Credit Card Fees
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Blog Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda
Category: Press release CFPB Recovers $107 Million in Relief for More Than 238,000 Consumers Through Supervisory Actions
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2015
Category: Press release CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Credit Card Complaints
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Indirect Auto Finance Company to Provide Consumers $44.1 Million in Relief for Illegal Debt Collection Tactics
Category: Blog What’s that chip doing on my credit card?
Category: Report Student loan servicing
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against the Two Largest Debt Buyers for Using Deceptive Tactics to Collect Bad Debts
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on Call About Encore and Portfolio Recovery Associates Enforcement Action
Category: Blog You have the right to a fair financial marketplace
Category: Blog Citibank to refund $700 million to credit card customers for unfair and deceptive practices
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Citibank to Pay $700 Million in Consumer Relief for Illegal Credit Card Practices
Category: Blog Debt settlement company Morgan Drexen is no longer in business: What you should know
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Its First-Ever Monthly Complaint Snapshot to Spotlight Consumer Trends
Category: Press release CFPB, 47 States and D.C. Take Action Against JPMorgan Chase for Selling Bad Credit Card Debt and Robo-Signing Court Documents
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the JPMorgan Chase Debt Collection Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Blog We’re ordering JP Morgan Chase to refund $50 million and stop collecting on 528,000 accounts
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2015
Category: Press release CFPB to Oversee Nonbank Auto Finance Companies
Category: Blog Spring 2015 rulemaking agenda
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Rule Aimed at Improving Credit Card Agreement Submission Process
Category: Blog We’re suing a robo-call debt collector
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Participants in Robo-Call Phantom Debt Collection Operation
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against “Bad Check” Debt Collector
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2015
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Public Inquiry to Inform Agency Review of the Credit Card Market
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Winter 2015
Category: Press release CFPB Seeks to Improve Process for Industry Submission of Consumer Credit Card Agreements
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes at The Exchequer Club
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Subprime Credit Card Company to Refund $2.7 Million for Charging Illegal Credit Card Fees
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Shut Down Sham Credit Card
Category: Blog Are unpaid debts a military career-killer?
Category: Press release CFPB and States Take Action Against Freedom Stores for Illegal Debt Collection Practices Against Servicemembers
Category: Blog Freedom Stores to provide over $2.5 million in refunds and penalties
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Texas Company for Sham Credit Card
Category: Report 2014 College credit card agreements
Category: Blog Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Continued Decline in College Credit Card Agreements
Category: Blog Live from Oklahoma City!
Category: Blog Seven ways to keep medical debt in check
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to End Student “Debt Relief” Scams
Category: Report Consumer credit reports: A study of medical and non-medical collections
Category: Blog Here’s how medical debt hurts your credit report
Category: Blog Save the date, Oklahoma City!
Category: Blog Fall 2014 rulemaking agenda
Category: Press release CFPB Takes First Action Against ‘Buy-Here, Pay-Here’ Auto Dealer
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Debt Collection Tops Older Consumer Complaints
Category: Report A snapshot of debt collection complaints submitted by older consumers
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2014
Category: Blog Live from Long Beach!
Category: Blog Save the date, Long Beach!
Category: Blog New Project Catalyst research pilot to study early intervention credit counseling
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot
Category: Blog We can help you fight improper actions by debt collectors: Venida’s story
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Corinthian Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Blog Reminder for steps you can take if you think your credit or debit card data was hacked
Category: Blog Disputing debt you never owed: William’s story
Category: Blog You could still end up paying interest on a zero percent interest credit card offer
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Credit Card Companies Against Deceptively Marketing Promotional Offers
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Global Client Solutions for Processing Illegal Debt-Settlement Fees
Category: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against ACE Cash Express for Pushing Payday Borrowers Into Cycle of Debt
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the GE Capital Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Orders GE Capital to Pay $225 Million in Consumer Relief for Deceptive and Discriminatory Credit Card Practices
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of CFPB Director Richard Cordray Before the House Committee on Financial Services
Category: Blog Spring 2014 rulemaking agenda
Category: Press release CFPB Supervision Report Highlights Risky Practices In Nonbank Markets
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: Medical debt and credit scores
Category: Blog How to protect vulnerable children from credit reporting problems
Category: Report Mid-year report on private student loans 2014
Category: Blog Explainer: Compensating consumers for Bank of America’s illegal tactics for credit card add-on products
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Bank of America Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Bank Of America To Pay $727 Million In Consumer Relief For Illegal Credit Card Practices
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act annual report
Category: Press release Consumers Report Being Hounded About Debts Not Owed
Category: Speech CFPB Deputy Director Steve Antonakes Remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Category: Speech Deputy Director Steve Antonakes Remarks at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition Annual Conference
Category: Blog Behind the numbers: Servicemember complaints
Category: Press release CFPB Calls on Top Credit Card Companies to Make Credit Scores Available to Consumers
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Blog What sunshine for student financial products can show us
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Steps to Improve Information About Access to Credit in the Mortgage Market
Category: Blog What’s the deal with health care credit cards? Four things you should know
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Consumer Advisory on Industry’s Data Breach
Category: Blog Four steps you can take if you think your credit or debit card data was hacked
Category: Press release CFPB Orders American Express to Pay $59.5 Million for Illegal Credit Card Practices
Category: Report 2013 College credit card agreements
Category: Blog Sunshine for student financial products
Category: Press release CFPB Calls on Financial Institutions to Publicly Disclose Campus Financial Agreements
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the CareCredit Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Orders GE CareCredit to Refund $34.1 Million for Deceptive Health-Care Credit Card Enrollment
Category: Speech Director Cordray Remarks at the Debt Collection Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Press Call
Category: Blog Your chance to weigh in on debt collection practices
Category: Press release CFPB Considers Debt Collection Rules
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Meracord for Processing Illegal Debt-Settlement Fees