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Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 37 (Winter 2024)
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Auto Finance Special Edition, Issue 35 (Fall 2024)
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Horizon Card Services and CEO Robert Kane for Illegally Baiting, Gouging, and Trapping Families in High-Fee Credit Cards
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: Report Supervisory Highlights: Special Edition Student Lending, Issue 36 (Winter 2024)
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Servicing and Collection of Consumer Debt, Issue 34 (Summer 2024)
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against James and Melissa Carnes for Fraudulently Hiding Money to Evade Law Enforcement
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Warns Against Deception in Contract Fine Print
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s UC Irvine Law Review article on enforcing the post-financial crisis ban on abusive conduct.
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 33 (Spring 2024)
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 32 (Spring 2024)
Category: Blog
Archived
State UDAAP Developments
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to New York State on the Prohibition on Abusive Conduct
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Justice Department Sue Developer and Lender Colony Ridge for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Fines Repeat Offender Enova $15 Million for Violating Order, Deceiving Customers, and Withdrawing Funds Without Consent
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Illegally Luring Americans into Expensive Financing and Bullying Borrowers Using False Threats
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to State Legislature on Establishing a Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Abusive Conduct in Consumer Financial Markets
Category: Speech
Archived
Director Rohit Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the University of California Irvine Law School
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights Junk Fees Special Edition, Issue 29, Winter 2023
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes $19 Million Action Against Loan Doctor and Edgar Radjabli for Offering Fake High-Yield Bank Accounts
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and New York Attorney General Take Action Against Companies that Cheated 9/11 Victims
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 28, Fall 2022
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Complaint Against ACTIVE Network
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Payment Platform Used by YMCA Camps and Charity Race Organizers for Illegally Cramming Consumers With Junk Membership Fees
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Protect Depositors from False Claims About FDIC Insurance
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders Scam’s Ringleaders to Pay More Than $8 Million to Consumers and Student Loan Borrowers
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 26, Spring 2022
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Obtains Ban Against Debt Relief CEO Daniel Crenshaw
Category: Speech
Archived
Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Repeat Offender Lawsuit Against TransUnion and John Danaher
Category: Blog
Archived
Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Bans Payment Processor BrightSpeed Solutions and Its Former CEO for Supporting Telemarketing Scammers Targeting Older Americans
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Shutters Lending by VC-Backed Fintech for Violating Agency Order
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Fintech Company GreenSky for Enabling Merchants to Secure Loans for Consumers Without Their Authorization
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Company and its Owners and Executives for Deceptive Debt-Relief and Credit-Repair Services
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Company and its CEO for Deceptive Deposit and Loan Products
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Auto Lender for Unfair Loss Damage Waiver Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Debt-Settlement Company for Charging Consumers Unlawful Fees
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Statement by CFPB Acting Director Dave Uejio on Mr. Cooper Unauthorized Withdrawals
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Reverse Mortgage Lender for Deceptive Advertising
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against SettleIt, Inc. for Steering Consumers into High-Cost Loans
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York Attorneys General Sue Libre for Predatory Immigrant-Services Scam
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Acting Director Dave Uejio for the Libre Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Debt Collector BounceBack, Inc.
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Debt Collector for Engaging in Deceptive Debt Collection Practices in Three States
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with U.S. Equity Advantage, Inc. and Its Owner, Robert M. Steenbergh, for Deceptive Sales Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Lawsuit Against Driver Loan, LLC And Its CEO
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with SMART Payment Plan, LLC for Deceptive Sales Practices
Category: Blog
Archived
Falling for scams could be a disaster
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Mortgage Companies to Address Deceptive Loan Advertisements Sent to Servicemembers and Veterans
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Settlement with Foreclosure Relief Services Company and Its Owner
Category: Blog
Archived
Alphabet soup: The ABCs of military consumer protection
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Loan Doctor and Edgar Radjabli for Deceptive Acts and Practices in Marketing a Savings CD Account
Category: Blog
Archived
New resource in the fight against elder financial fraud
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Releases Tool to Help Communities Prevent and Respond to Elder Fraud
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Commonwealth of Massachusetts File Suit Against Credit-Repair Telemarketers
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Monster Loans, Thomas Chou, Sean Cowell, and Related Companies
Category: Blog
Archived
Download new fraud prevention activity sheets for older adults
Category: Blog
Archived
Avoid scams while finding help during quarantine
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Short-Term Lender for Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Fifth Third Bank, National Association for Allegedly Opening Unauthorized Accounts and Enrolling Consumers in Unauthorized Products and Services
Category: Blog
Archived
Five ways to recognize a Social Security scam
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles Lawsuit Against Think Finance Entities
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Action Against Monster Loans, Lend Tech Loans, and Student-Loan Debt-Relief Companies
Category: Blog
Archived
How to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and scammers
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and South Carolina File Suit against brokers of High-Interest Credit Offers
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit against Certified Forensic Loan Auditors, Andrew Lehman, and Michael Carrigan, and Proposed Settlement with Carrigan
Category: Blog
Archived
Spoil your grandkids, not scammers!
Category: Blog
Archived
Scams involving your Social Security number and benefits are on the rise
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB To Hold First Symposium On June 25
Category: Report Convening communities to build elder fraud prevention and response networks
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Symposia Series
Category: Speech
Archived
Speech at the Bipartisan Policy Center By Kathleen L. Kraninger Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Category: Blog
Archived
This tax season, protect yourself from IRS imposter scams
Category: Blog
Archived
Financial institutions report widespread elder financial abuse
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Cash Tyme
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reaches Settlement with Enova International, Inc.
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Broker of High-interest Credit Offers
Category: Press release
Archived
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Settles with Cash Express
Category: Press release
Archived
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Settles With TCF National Bank
Category: Blog
Archived
Guard your new Medicare ID card to avoid fraud
Category: Blog
Archived
Guard your wallet as well as your heart: Romance scams
Category: Blog
Archived
Warning: Lottery scam using a CFPB employee’s name
Category: Blog
Archived
This holiday season, don’t let scammers take advantage of your generosity
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues Freedom Debt Relief For Misleading Consumers About Its Debt-Settlement Services
Category: Blog
Archived
How to spot a scammer
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Shut Down Credit Repair Company for Charging Illegal Fees and Misleading Consumers
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Aequitas Capital Management for Aiding Corinthian Colleges' Predatory Lending Scheme
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the TCF Bank Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Sues TCF National Bank for Tricking Consumers Into Costly Overdraft Service
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Orders First National Bank of Omaha to Pay $32.25 Million for Illegal Credit Card Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Wells Fargo for Illegal Student Loan Servicing Practices
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action to Obtain $120 Million in Redress from Sprint and Verizon for Illegal Mobile Cramming
Category: Blog
Archived
Sprint and Verizon will refund $120 million to consumers harmed by illegal billing practices
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Files Suit Against Nationwide Biweekly for Luring Consumers with False Promises of Mortgage Savings
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Federal Trade Commission Take Action Against Green Tree Servicing for Mistreating Borrowers Trying to Save Their Homes
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB and Navajo Nation Take Action to Stop an Illegal Tax-Refund Scheme
Category: Blog
Archived
The VA doesn’t send you mortgage ads
Category: Blog
Archived
We’re suing a robo-call debt collector

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