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Category: Press release 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 CFPB Orders Equifax to Pay $15 Million for Improper Investigations of Credit Reporting Errors
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Draper & Kramer Mortgage for Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Practices
Category: Blog Back from the Dead: Zombie Second Mortgages
Category: Blog Strengthening Appraisal Oversight: Progress at the Appraisal Subcommittee
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Beware of costly, risky, and complex home equity “investment” contracts
Category: Blog Mortgage Lenders Must Comply with the Law, Not Invent Loopholes
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Home Equity Contracts: Market Overview
Category: Press release CFPB Research Reveals Heavy Buy Now, Pay Later Use Among Borrowers with High Credit Balances and Multiple Pay-in-Four Loans
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Hundreds of Thousands of Mortgages in Southeast and Central Southwest US Likely Underinsured Against Flood Risk
Category: Office of Research Publication Flood Risk and the U.S. Mortgage Market
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Experian for Sham Investigations of Credit Report Errors
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB termina norma sobre facturas médicas en informes de crédito | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Vanderbilt for Setting Borrowers Up to Fail in Manufactured Home Loans
Category: Press release CFPB Files Lawsuit to Stop Illegal Kickback Scheme to Steer Borrowers to Rocket Mortgage
Category: Blog New tactics from companies trying to charge illegal junk fees
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action on Bait-and-Switch Credit Card Rewards Tactics
Category: Press release CFPB actúa contra tácticas engañosas de tarjetas de crédito
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Mortgage Companies Create Obstacles for Homeowners After Death or Divorce
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Homeowners face problems with mortgage companies after divorce or death of a loved one
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Significant Drop in Annual Mortgage Applications and Originations in 2023
Category: Office of Research Publication 2023 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Office of Research Publication Making Ends Meet in 2024: Insights from the Making Ends Meet Survey
Category: Office of Research Publication Matched-Pair Testing in Small Business Lending Markets
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Address Townstone Financial’s Unlawful Redlining
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at Georgetown University’s DC Fintech Week
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on the Personal Financial Data Rights Rule
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule to Boost Competition, Protect Privacy, and Give Families More Choice in Financial Services
Category: Press release CFPB and Justice Department Take Action Against Fairway for Redlining Black Neighborhoods in Birmingham, Alabama
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Applicability of Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Rules for Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Smaller Loan Exemption from Appraisal Requirements for Higher-priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Center for American Progress Housing Summit
Category: Report Data Spotlight: The Impact of Changing Mortgage Interest Rates
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 53rd Annual Legislative Conference
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the National Housing Conference
Category: Press release CFPB Orders NewDay USA to Pay $2.25 Million for Illegally Luring Veterans and Military Families into Cash-Out Refinance Loans
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Fay Servicing for Illegal Foreclosure Actions and Violating Law Enforcement Order
Category: Blog What Buy Now, Pay Later lenders are doing to be upfront with borrowers
Category: Report Report on Contract for Deed Lending
Category: Blog Junk fees that harm competition
Category: Blog Las tarifas inesperadas que perjudican la competencia | CFPB
Category: Blog What we're hearing: financial challenges along the Gulf Coast
Category: Blog Escuchamos los Retos financieros en la Costa del Golfo | CFPB
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Developments in the Paycheck Advance Market
Category: Press release Agencies Finalize Interagency Guidance on Reconsiderations of Value for Residential Real Estate Valuations
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Interpretive Rule to Ensure Workers Know the Costs and Fees of Paycheck Advance Products
Category: Press release Agencies Issue Final Rule to Help Ensure Credibility and Integrity of Automated Valuation Models
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Emerging Paycheck Advance Products
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rules to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
Category: Press release CFPB propone normativa para evitar ejecuciones hipotecarias | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB and FHFA Release Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use
Category: Office of Research Publication Borrower Experiences with Mortgage Servicing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Category: Blog The CFPB is working to reinforce the foundation of a fair, nondiscriminatory and competitive mortgage market
Category: Report Fair Lending Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2023
Category: Blog The CFPB's 2023 fair lending annual report to Congress
Category: Blog Reporte del 2023 de la CFPB al Congreso sobre equidad en el crédito | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Extends Compliance Dates for Small Business Lending Rule
Category: Press release CFPB extiende fecha de cumplimiento normativa de crédito a la pequeña empresa | CFPB
Category: Blog CFPB approves rule to ensure accuracy and accountability in the use of AI and algorithms in home appraisals
Category: Blog Protegiendo a propietarios de tasaciones discriminatorias | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Sutherland Global and NOVAD Management Consulting for Reverse Mortgage Servicing Failures
Category: Press release CFPB Actúa contra Administradores de Hipotecas Inversas | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB actúa contra corporación por violar orden ejecutora | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Repeat Offender Freedom Mortgage Corporation for Violating Law Enforcement Order and for Housing Data Errors
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Proposed Ban of Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Propone Prohibir Facturas Médicas en Informes de Crédito | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Inquiry into Junk Fees in Mortgage Closing Costs
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at a White House Event Convening on Mortgage Closing Costs
Category: Press release CFPB Investiga Tarifas Inesperadas en Costos de Cierre | CFPB
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Buy Now, Pay Later Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB actúa en préstamos Compre Hoy y Pague Luego
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Ensure Consumers Can Dispute Charges and Obtain Refunds on Buy Now, Pay Later Loans
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Mortgage Bankers Association
Category: Press release CFPB Sues SoLo Funds for Deceiving Borrowers and Illegally Extracting Fees
Category: Press release CFPB demanda a SoLo Funds por engañar a consumidores
Category: Director's statement Statement by CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Nonbank Mortgage Company Report
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Joint Hearing on Airline and Credit Card Rewards Programs
Category: Press release CFPB reporta frustraciones con programas de recompensas | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustrations with Credit Card Rewards Programs
Category: Press release CFPB Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB: 15 millones tienen facturas médicas en sus informes de crédito
Category: Press release CFPB actúa contra tarifas ilegales en hipotecas
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Stop Illegal Junk Fees in Mortgage Servicing
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 33 (Spring 2024)
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance
Category: Letter CFPB Comment to Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules on the State’s Proposed Community Reinvestment Act Rules
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Americans are Paying Upfront Fees Seeking to Lower Interest Rates on Mortgages
Category: Press release CFPB revela que se están pagando tarifas para reducir tasas de interés
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Trends in discount points amid rising interest rates
Category: Press release 2023 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available
Category: Blog ASC hearing addresses appraisal bias, highlights deficiencies with The Appraisal Foundation
Category: Director's statement Submission of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to the Appraisal Subcommittee Regarding Oversight of the Appraisal Foundation
Category: Letter CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s Letter to the Appraisal Subcommittee
Category: Blog Junk fees are driving up housing costs. The CFPB wants to hear from you.
Category: Press release CFPB Emite Directrices para Regir los Resultados Arreglados de Comparaciones de Tarjetas de Crédito y Otros Productos Financieros
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance to Rein in Rigged Comparison-Shopping Results for Credit Cards and Other Financial Products
Category: Blog Unlawful fees in the mortgage market