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Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2025
Category: Office of Research Publication Technical correction and update to the CFPB's credit invisibles estimate
Category: Office of Research Publication An Introduction to the CFPB’s Rental Payment Data and Analysis
Category: Office of Research Publication Cash-Out Refinances and Paydown Behavior of Non-mortgage Debt Balances
Category: Report Behind on Rent? Examining Rental Housing Delinquencies in New Payment Data
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Address Illegal Debt Collection Practices by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Use of Buy Now, Pay Later and Other Unsecured Debt
Category: Office of Research Publication Flood Risk and the U.S. Mortgage Market
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Social Security Offsets and Defaulted Student Loans
Category: Report The Financial Security of Small Business Owners: Evidence from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Blog
Archived
Protecting you from unlawful debt collection at work
Category: Blog
Archived
New tactics from companies trying to charge illegal junk fees
Category: Office of Research Publication 2023 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Report Medical Collections on Credit Reports in Native American Communities
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB and IHS joint letter re: Protecting approved Purchased/Referred Care program patients from improper bills
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Student Loan Debt Collector Performant Recovery for Illegal Fee Generating Scheme That Cost Borrowers Thousands of Dollars
Category: Office of Research Publication An analysis of the first seven months of the federal student loan return to repayment
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2024: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Report Annual Report of the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman
Category: Office of Research Publication Insights from the 2023-2024 Student Loan Borrower Survey
Category: Office of Research Publication Matched-Pair Testing in Small Business Lending Markets
Category: Consumer advisories
Archived
Consumer advisory: Pause and review your rights when you hear from a medical debt collector
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Aim at Double Billing and Inflated Charges in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at a White House Convening on Medical Debt
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Director Chopra Joins White House Event on Medical Debt
Category: Blog
Archived
Medical Debt and Non-Profit Hospital Billing Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
Debt collectors that take advantage of surviving spouses and their vulnerabilities
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2024
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
Junk fees that harm competition
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Exams Find Loan Servicing Failures, Illegal Debt Collection Practices, and Issues with Medical Payment Products
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Servicing and Collection of Consumer Debt, Issue 34 (Summer 2024)
Category: Office of Research Publication Borrower Experiences with Mortgage Servicing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Student Loan Servicer PHEAA for Pursuing Borrowers for Loans Discharged in Bankruptcy
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Western Benefits for Swindling Student Loan Borrowers
Category: Report Data spotlight: Early impacts of removing low-balance medical collections
Category: Office of Research Publication Price Complexity in Laboratory Markets
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTech and CEO Austen Allred for Deceiving Students and Hiding Loan Costs
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: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance
Category: Blog
Archived
Unlawful fees in the mortgage market
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Seven State Attorneys General Sue Debt-Relief Enterprise, Strategic Financial Solutions, for Illegally Swindling More Than $100 Million from Financially Struggling Families
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Proposes Rule to Close Bank Overdraft Loophole that Costs Americans Billions Each Year in Junk Fees
Category: Blog
Archived
Holding debt collectors responsible for false statements
Category: Office of Research Publication The Neighborhood Geography of Mortgage Lending
Category: Office of Research Publication Overdraft and Nonsufficient Fund Fees: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey and Consumer Credit Panel
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: A look at cash-out refinance mortgages and their borrowers between 2013 to 2023
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2023: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and 11 States Order Prehired to Provide Students More than $30 Million in Relief for Illegal Student Lending Practices
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB Fines Repeat Offender Enova $15 Million for Violating Order, Deceiving Customers, and Withdrawing Funds Without Consent
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2022 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
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: Blog
Archived
What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Blog
Archived
Looking at credit scores only tells part of the story – cashflow data may tell another part
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Consumer risks posed by employer-driven debt
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Illegally Luring Americans into Expensive Financing and Bullying Borrowers Using False Threats
Category: Press release
Archived
State Partners and CFPB Sue Prehired For Illegal Student Lending Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Initial Fresh Start program changes followed by increased credit scores for affected student loan borrowers
Category: Blog
Archived
How are mortgages with a COVID-related forbearance performing in 2023?
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern Region
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Phoenix Financial Services for Illegal Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Blog
Archived
Mortgage data shows that borrowers could save $100 a month (or more) by choosing cheaper lenders
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management
Category: Office of Research Publication Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing and Consumer Financial Outcomes
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Illegal Collection Tactics on Zombie Mortgages
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on Zombie Mortgage Debt
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Who gets sued in civil courts? Civil judgments are not evenly distributed
Category: Report Consumer Credit and the Removal of Medical Collections from Credit Reports
Category: Office of Research Publication Insights into Consumers’ Financial Standing and Distress from 2019-2022: Evidence from a CDFI
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Repeat Offender Portfolio Recovery Associates to Pay More Than $24 Million for Continued Illegal Debt Collection Practices and Consumer Reporting Violations
Category: Office of Research Publication Report on the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Rule Voluntary Review
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Use of Buy Now, Pay Later: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds One-Third Decline in Collections Items on Consumer Credit Reports
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: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Halt Debt Collection Mill From Bombarding Consumers with Junk Lawsuits
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research Blog: Even as rents increase, fewer people are buying
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2022: Insights from the CFPB Making Ends Meet survey
Category: Blog
Archived
You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Savings App Strategies and Savings Outcomes
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Higher interest rates leading to higher debt burdens for mortgage borrowers
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 28, Fall 2022
Category: Blog
Archived
Office of Research blog: Update on student loan borrowers during payment suspension
Category: Blog
Archived
Your voices help drive our work
Category: Report 2022 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Blog
Archived
Examining the potential impact of high vehicle costs on Americans with deep subprime credit scores
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2021 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends

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