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Category: Press release CFPB Updates List of Consumer Reporting Companies
Category: Report 2025 Consumer Reporting Company List
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to Massachusetts State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to South Dakota State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to Oregon State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to Washington State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
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 Orders Honda’s Auto Financing Arm to Pay $12.8 Million for COVID-19 and Other Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Blog Holding Credit Reporting Companies Accountable for Junk Data
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 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: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 37 (Winter 2024)
Category: Report Medical Collections on Credit Reports in Native American Communities
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Return of $1.8 Billion in Illegal Junk Fees to 4.3 Million Americans Harmed in Massive Credit Repair Scheme
Category: Press release CFPB Reembolsa $1,8 Millardos a 4,3 Millones de Personas | CFPB
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the FinRegLab AI Conference
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Curb Unchecked Worker Surveillance
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Joint Field Hearing with the Department of Labor on Worker Tracking
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Wrongful Auto Repossessions and Loan Servicing Breakdowns
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Auto Finance Special Edition, Issue 35 (Fall 2024)
Category: Speech Prepared Opening Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Aspen Institute on Abuse and Misuse of Our Personal Data
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Horizon Card Services and CEO Robert Kane for Illegally Baiting, Gouging, and Trapping Families in High-Fee Credit Cards
Category: Press release CFPB Bans Navient from Federal Student Loan Servicing and Orders the Company to Pay $120 Million for Wide-Ranging Student Lending Failures
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Navient Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Orders TD Bank to Pay $28 Million for Breakdowns that Illegally Tarnished Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the National Housing Conference
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Protection Issues in Medical and Rental Debt Collection
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer Advisory: Video games are targeting your children to get into your wallet
Category: Blog What we're learning: Medical debt's impact on Alaska Native communities
Category: Report 2023 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Steer clear of costly and complex loans for solar energy installation
Category: Consumer advisories Aviso al consumidor: Manténgase alejado de los préstamos costosos y complejos para la instalación de energía solar
Category: Consumer advisories نشرة استشارية للمستهلكين: تجنب القروض الباهظة والمعقدة لتركيب أنظمة الطاقة الشمسية
Category: Consumer advisories 消費者公告:遠離昂貴和複雜的太陽能安裝貸款
Category: Blog Credit card delinquencies are higher than in 2019 because lenders took on more risk
Category: Press release CFPB Demanda a la Compañía Afiliada a Rent-a-Center Acima y a su Fundador Aaron Allred por Usar Prácticas Crediticias Ilegales
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Rent-a-Center Affiliate Acima and Acima’s Founder Aaron Allred for Illegal Lending Practices
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 CFPB Takes Action Against James and Melissa Carnes for Fraudulently Hiding Money to Evade Law Enforcement
Category: Press release CFPB actúa contra los Carnes por esconder dinero | CFPB
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 Advierte Contra Engaños en Letra Pequeña de Contratos | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Against Deception in Contract Fine Print
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: Press release CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s UC Irvine Law Review article on enforcing the post-financial crisis ban on abusive conduct.
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: Speech 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 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: Report Recent Changes in Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Records
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 33 (Spring 2024)
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to Connecticut State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement 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 CFPB Finds Violations of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 32 (Spring 2024)
Category: Press release CFPB revela violaciones a requisitos de reporte de crédito
Category: Report CFPB FY 2023 Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) Report to Congress
Category: Report Banking in video games and virtual worlds
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the White House on Data Protection and National Security
Category: Blog Consumer reporting companies have an obligation to correct errors
Category: Blog Compañías de informes de crédito deben corregir errores
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to California State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Blog State UDAAP Developments
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to New York State on the Prohibition on Abusive Conduct
Category: Blog Tenga cuidado con las nuevas estafas de impostores de funcionarios de la CFPB
Category: Blog Beware of new CFPB imposter scams
Category: Press release La CFPB Enfrenta la Emisión de Reportes de Antecedentes Inexactos e Inapropiadas Prácticas de Entrega de Archivos Crediticios
Category: Press release CFPB Addresses Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Sloppy Credit File Sharing Practices
Category: Press release CFPB y Departamento de Justicia Demandan a la Compañía Desarrolladora y Prestamista Colony Ridge por hacer Ofertas Falsas y Ofrecer Financiamiento Predatorio
Category: Press release CFPB and Justice Department Sue Developer and Lender Colony Ridge for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing
Category: Press release CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Toyota Motor Credit to Pay $60 Million for Illegal Lending and Credit Reporting Misconduct
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2023
Category: Report The CFPB Language Access Plan for consumers with limited English proficiency
Category: Press release CFPB multa con $15 millones a Enova por incumplir orden
Category: Press release CFPB Fines Repeat Offender Enova $15 Million for Violating Order, Deceiving Customers, and Withdrawing Funds Without Consent
Category: Blog Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Enforcement Director Eric Halperin on the TransUnion Enforcement Actions
Category: Press release CFPB and FTC Take Actions Against TransUnion for Illegal Rental Background Check and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Press release CFPB y FTC Toman Medidas Contra TransUnion por Usar Prácticas Ilegales en Verificaciones de Antecedentes para Alquileres y en la emisión de informes de crédito
Category: Blog The law requires companies to delete disputed unverified information from consumer reports
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: People have the right to cancel credit repair services
Category: Consumer advisories Consejos al consumidor: La Gente tiene Derecho a Cancelar Servicios de Reparación de Crédito
Category: Press release CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Pone en Marcha la Creación de Normativa para Eliminar Facturas Médicas en Informes de Crédito
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance on Credit Denials by Lenders Using Artificial Intelligence