Recent updates

Category	Title	Date published
Category: Report	College Banking Product Agreements and Data	MAR 24, 2026
Category: Report	College Banking and Credit Card Agreements	DEC 23, 2024
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Closes Overdraft Loophole to Save Americans Billions in Fees	DEC 12, 2024
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Sues Comerica Bank for Systematically Failing Disabled and Older Americans	DEC 06, 2024
Category: Report	Annual Report of the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman	NOV 15, 2024
Category: Blog	Archived Preserving free access to money in your account	AUG 27, 2024
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Report Finds Large Retail Chains Charging Cash-back Fees to Customers Using Debit and Prepaid Cards	AUG 27, 2024
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Exams Find Loan Servicing Failures, Illegal Debt Collection Practices, and Issues with Medical Payment Products	JUL 02, 2024
Category: Blog	Archived Keeping junk fees away from workers’ unemployment benefits	JUN 17, 2024
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Proposes Rule to Stop New Junk Fees on Bank Accounts	JAN 24, 2024
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Report Finds Many College-Sponsored Financial Products Charge High and Unusual Fees	DEC 19, 2023
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Orders U.S. Bank to Pay $21 Million for Illegal Conduct During COVID-19 Pandemic	DEC 19, 2023
Category: Report	Issue Spotlight: Public Benefits Delivery & Consumer Protection	MAR 01, 2023
Category: Press release	Archived New CFPB Issue Spotlight Examines High Fees that Chip Away at Public Benefits	MAR 01, 2023
Category: Blog	Archived Protecting people’s access to their money	JAN 10, 2023
Category: Blog	Archived Your voices help drive our work	OCT 31, 2022
Category: Press release	Archived Federal Regulators Fine Bank of America $225 Million Over Botched Disbursement of State Unemployment Benefits at Height of Pandemic	JUL 14, 2022
Category: Blog	Archived Identifying and addressing the financial needs of immigrants	JUN 27, 2022
Category: Blog	Archived Overdraft fees can price people out of banking	MAR 30, 2022
Category: Blog	Archived New effort focused on financial issues facing rural communities	MAR 10, 2022
Category: Blog	Archived Report illustrates how the big three credit reporting companies are giving consumers the runaround	FEB 11, 2022
Category: Blog	Archived The hidden cost of junk fees	FEB 02, 2022
Category: Report	Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace	JAN 31, 2022
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, Issue 25, Fall 2021	DEC 08, 2021
Category: Report	Supervisory Highlights, COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments Special Edition (Issue 23)	JAN 19, 2021
Category: Blog	Archived How to use your Economic Impact Payment prepaid debit card without paying a fee	JUN 01, 2020
Category: Blog	Archived Shopping for a prepaid card with new disclosures	DEC 06, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Releases Research on Tax Time Savings	SEP 03, 2019
Category: Office of Research Publication	Planning for tax-time savings	SEP 03, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces System for Prepaid Issuers to Submit Account Agreements	FEB 27, 2019
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Finalizes Changes to Prepaid Accounts Rule	JAN 25, 2018
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Statement On Prepaid Rule	DEC 21, 2017
Category: Report	Consumer voices on overdraft programs	NOV 21, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Prepaid Rule	JUN 15, 2017
Category: Report	Consumer insights on managing funds at retirement	JUN 13, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived CFPB finalizes effective date extension for prepaid accounts rule	APR 20, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived CFPB proposes to extend the prepaid accounts rule’s effective date	MAR 09, 2017
Category: Blog	Archived Mastercard and UniRush to Pay $10 Million to Consumers Harmed by RushCard Technology Breakdown	FEB 01, 2017
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the RushCard Enforcement Action Press Call	FEB 01, 2017
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Orders Mastercard and UniRush to Pay $13 Million for RushCard Breakdowns That Cut Off Consumers' Access to Funds	FEB 01, 2017
Category: Report	Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 16	OCT 25, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Prepaid Product Complaints	OCT 25, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Prepaid Accounts Rule Press Call	OCT 05, 2016
Category: Report	Final Report of Findings: Post-Proposal Testing of Prepaid Card Disclosures	OCT 05, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Finalizes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Account Consumers	OCT 05, 2016
Category: Blog	Archived We’ve issued a new rule to help protect consumers using prepaid accounts	OCT 05, 2016
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray to Corporation for Enterprise Development Assets Learning Conference	SEP 29, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Project Catalyst Study Finds Savings Offers Double the Number of Consumers Saving	SEP 29, 2016
Category: Office of Research Publication	Tools for saving: Using prepaid accounts to set aside funds	SEP 29, 2016
Category: Report	Consumer voices on automobile financing	JUN 09, 2016
Category: Report	Consumer voices on financial rules to live by	MAR 31, 2016
Category: Blog	Archived You have the right to someone in your financial corner	MAR 25, 2016
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Prepaid Complaints	MAR 01, 2016
Category: Report	OSA semi-annual snapshot of servicemember complaints	NOV 23, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Fall 2015 rulemaking agenda	NOV 20, 2015
Category: Report	Mobile financial services: A summary of comments from the public on opportunities, challenges, and risks for the underserved	NOV 04, 2015
Category: Press release	Archived Statement by CFPB Director Richard Cordray on RushCard Prepaid Card Incident	OCT 23, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Struggling to keep up with student loan repayment	OCT 20, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived New signs of trouble for student loan borrowers	OCT 14, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived When you make student loan payments on an income-driven plan, you might be in for a payment shock	AUG 17, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Removing an outdated bankruptcy from a credit report: Jorge’s story	JUL 16, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived It’s not too late to share your #studentdebtstress story	JUL 08, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Today we begin to share the story of your complaints	JUN 25, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Applying for a mortgage can be complicated: Navid’s story	JUN 25, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Sound off on student loan servicing	JUN 10, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Live from Milwaukee!	MAY 14, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Tell us about your student debt stress	MAY 14, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived We’re making progress toward ensuring fair access to credit	APR 28, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date: Join us for an Academic Research Council meeting in Washington, D.C.	APR 10, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.	APR 06, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Live from Richmond!	MAR 26, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Your complaint is more than data—it’s your story	MAR 19, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date, Richmond!	MAR 11, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Live from Newark!	MAR 10, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived We took a look at arbitration agreements and here’s what we found	MAR 10, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, DC	FEB 27, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date, Newark!	FEB 23, 2015
Category: Report	Consumer voices on credit reports and scores	FEB 19, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date: Join us for the Winter 2015 Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Washington, DC	FEB 03, 2015
Category: Report	Financial well-being: The goal of financial education	JAN 27, 2015
Category: Report	Consumers’ Mortgage Shopping Experience	JAN 13, 2015
Category: Blog	Archived Freedom Stores to provide over $2.5 million in refunds and penalties	DEC 18, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Sunshine for college credit card agreements	DEC 15, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Evaluating ways to promote regular saving habits among prepaid card users	DEC 12, 2014
Category: Press release	Archived Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot On Consumer Saving	DEC 12, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date, Oklahoma City!	NOV 25, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Fall 2014 rulemaking agenda	NOV 21, 2014
Category: Report	Study of Prepaid Account Agreements	NOV 13, 2014
Category: Report	Summary of Findings: Design and Testing of Prepaid Card Fee Disclosures	NOV 13, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Live from Wilmington!	NOV 13, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Prepaid products: New disclosures to help you compare options	NOV 13, 2014
Category: Speech	Archived Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Prepaid Products Field Hearing	NOV 13, 2014
Category: Press release	Archived CFPB Proposes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Products	NOV 13, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date, Wilmington, DE!	OCT 29, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.	OCT 02, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Getting the help you need, in the language you understand – Higinio’s story	OCT 01, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived We can help you fight improper actions by debt collectors: Venida’s story	SEP 23, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Live from Indianapolis!	SEP 18, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Protecting servicemembers from predatory auto loans: Harry and Ari’s story	SEP 16, 2014
Category: Blog	Archived Disputing debt you never owed: William’s story	SEP 09, 2014