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Category: Office of Research Publication Debt Burdens Among Credit-Linked Consumers in the United States
Category: Office of Research Publication Technical correction and update to the CFPB's credit invisibles estimate
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Updates List of Consumer Reporting Companies
Category: Report 2025 Consumer Reporting Company List
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to Massachusetts State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to South Dakota State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to Oregon State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to Washington State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Finds Cash-Out Mortgage Refinance Borrowers Improve Credit Scores
Category: Office of Research Publication Cash-Out Refinances and Paydown Behavior of Non-mortgage Debt Balances
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Equifax to Pay $15 Million for Improper Investigations of Credit Reporting Errors
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Honda’s Auto Financing Arm to Pay $12.8 Million for COVID-19 and Other Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Blog
Archived
Holding Credit Reporting Companies Accountable for Junk Data
Category: Press release
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CFPB Research Reveals Heavy Buy Now, Pay Later Use Among Borrowers with High Credit Balances and Multiple Pay-in-Four Loans
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Experian for Sham Investigations of Credit Report Errors
Category: Press release
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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Report Medical Collections on Credit Reports in Native American Communities
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Announces Return of $1.8 Billion in Illegal Junk Fees to 4.3 Million Americans Harmed in Massive Credit Repair Scheme
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the FinRegLab AI Conference
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Curb Unchecked Worker Surveillance
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Joint Field Hearing with the Department of Labor on Worker Tracking
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Auto Finance Special Edition, Issue 35 (Fall 2024)
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Wrongful Auto Repossessions and Loan Servicing Breakdowns
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Opening Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Aspen Institute on Abuse and Misuse of Our Personal Data
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Bans Navient from Federal Student Loan Servicing and Orders the Company to Pay $120 Million for Wide-Ranging Student Lending Failures
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Navient Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders TD Bank to Pay $28 Million for Breakdowns that Illegally Tarnished Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the National Housing Conference
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Protection Issues in Medical and Rental Debt Collection
Category: Blog
Archived
What we're learning: Medical debt's impact on Alaska Native communities
Category: Blog
Archived
Credit card delinquencies are higher than in 2019 because lenders took on more risk
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Rent-a-Center Affiliate Acima and Acima’s Founder Aaron Allred for Illegal Lending Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Proposes to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Proposed Ban of Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Launches Inquiry into Junk Fees in Mortgage Closing Costs
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at a White House Event Convening on Mortgage Closing Costs
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Mortgage Bankers Association
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra Regarding the Supreme Court’s Decision in CFPB v. CFSA
Category: Report Data spotlight: Early impacts of removing low-balance medical collections
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit Reports
Category: Report Recent Changes in Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Records
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to Connecticut State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Seth Frotman, General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the National Consumer Law Center/National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds Violations of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 32 (Spring 2024)
Category: Blog
Archived
Consumer reporting companies have an obligation to correct errors
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to California State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Addresses Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Sloppy Credit File Sharing Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Toyota Motor Credit to Pay $60 Million for Illegal Lending and Credit Reporting Misconduct
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2023
Category: Blog
Archived
Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Enforcement Director Eric Halperin on the TransUnion Enforcement Actions
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and FTC Take Actions Against TransUnion for Illegal Rental Background Check and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
The law requires companies to delete disputed unverified information from consumer reports
Category: Consumer advisories
Archived
Consumer advisory: People have the right to cancel credit repair services
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance on Credit Denials by Lenders Using Artificial Intelligence
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Reaches Multibillion Dollar Settlement with Credit Repair Conglomerate
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at White House Roundtable on Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Blog
Archived
Looking at credit scores only tells part of the story – cashflow data may tell another part
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for Community Table on White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Initial Fresh Start program changes followed by increased credit scores for affected student loan borrowers
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern Region
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Blog
Archived
We are extending the deadline for comments about data brokers
Category: Blog
Archived
Have medical debt? Anything already paid or under $500 should no longer be on your credit report
Category: Blog
Archived
Credit reporting companies should do more to ensure that servicemembers receive the free credit monitoring services they are legally entitled to
Category: Report Consumer Credit and the Removal of Medical Collections from Credit Reports
Category: Speech
Archived
Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Interagency Enforcement Policy Statement on “Artificial Intelligence”
Category: Testimony
Archived
Written Testimony of James S. Rice, Assistant Director, Office of Servicemember Affairs, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Category: Blog
Archived
Tell us your experiences with data brokers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Launches Inquiry Into the Business Practices of Data Brokers
Category: Blog
Archived
Tell us about your experiences with rental background checks and fees
Category: Blog
Archived
Why the largest credit card companies are suppressing actual payment data on your credit report
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog
Archived
Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Credit score transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Report Servicemember reports about identity theft are increasing
Category: Report Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Report on TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Shoddy Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Companies
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Address Junk Data in Credit Reports
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding Required Financial Assistance in Medical Care
Category: Press release
Archived
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Advisory to Protect Privacy When Companies Compile Personal Data
Category: Report Credit Card Line Decreases
Category: Blog
Archived
New report explores the impact of credit card line decreases on consumers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Affirms Ability for States to Police Credit Reporting Markets
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Helps Survivors Mitigate the Financial Consequences of Human Trafficking
Category: Blog
Archived
Buy Now, Pay Later and Credit Reporting
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
Archived
Deputy Director Zixta Martinez’s Keynote Address at the Consumer Federation of America’s 2022 Consumer Assembly

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