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Category: Press release CFPB and 11 States Order Prehired to Provide Students More than $30 Million in Relief for Illegal Student Lending Practices
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: Press release 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: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on a Press Call on Junk Fees
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance to Halt Large Banks from Charging Illegal Junk Fees for Basic Customer Service
Category: Press release CFPB Exams Return $140 Million to Consumers Hit by Illegal Junk Fees in Banking, Auto Loans, and Remittances
Category: Report Vast majority of NSF fees have been eliminated, saving consumers nearly $2 billion annually
Category: Press release CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
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: Blog What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Blog Qué nos dicen los consumidores de New Mexico
Category: Press release CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Consumer risks posed by employer-driven debt
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Illegally Luring Americans into Expensive Financing and Bullying Borrowers Using False Threats
Category: Press release State Partners and CFPB Sue Prehired For Illegal Student Lending Practices
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Press release CFPB Toma Acción Contra Phoenix Financial Services por Prácticas Ilegales de Cobro de Deudas Médicas y Reporte del Crédito
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Phoenix Financial Services for Illegal Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Report Overdraft/NSF Revenue in Q4 2022 down nearly 50% versus pre-pandemic levels
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Illegal Collection Tactics on Zombie Mortgages
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on Zombie Mortgage Debt
Category: Blog Office of Research blog: Who gets sued in civil courts? Civil judgments are not evenly distributed
Category: Press release CFPB emite directrices contra tácticas ilegales de cobro de hipotecas zombis | CFPB
Category: Blog Mientras la deuda de tarjetas de crédito alcanza un nuevo pico, en la CFPB nos enfocamos en aumentar la competencia y reducir los costos
Category: Blog As outstanding credit card debt hits new high, the CFPB is focusing on ways to increase competition and reduce costs
Category: Testimony Testimony of CFPB Senior Advisor Brian Shearer on Junk Fees Before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities Committee
Category: Press release CFPB ordena a delincuente reincidente, pagar $24 millones | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Repeat Offender Portfolio Recovery Associates to Pay More Than $24 Million for Continued Illegal Debt Collection Practices and Consumer Reporting Violations
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Press release CFPB Finds One-Third Decline in Collections Items on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Report Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenue declines significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rule to Rein in Excessive Credit Card Late Fees
Category: Press release CFPB toma acción contra demandas falsas a consumidores | CFPB
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Halt Debt Collection Mill From Bombarding Consumers with Junk Lawsuits
Category: Blog You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
Category: Blog Usted puede ayudar a cuidadores a descubrir tácticas ilegales de cobranzas de deudas con hogares de cuidado
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 28, Fall 2022
Category: Blog Your voices help drive our work
Category: Report 2022 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds High Fees Charged on Student Banking Products Endorsed by Colleges
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Regions Bank to Pay $191 Million for Illegal Surprise Overdraft Fees
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Nursing Home Debt Collection
Category: Speech Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding Required Financial Assistance in Medical Care
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Credit Trends Report: Paid and Low-Balance Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog Banks’ overdraft/NSF fee revenues evolve along with their policies
Category: Press release CFPB Moves to Reduce Junk Fees Charged by Debt Collectors
Category: Press release CFPB Initiates Review of Credit Card Company Penalty Policies Costing Consumers $12 Billion Each Year
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Chopra on Credit Card Late Fees ANPR Press Call
Category: Blog Tell us your stories about employer-driven debt
Category: Blog Measuring the impact of financial institution overdraft programs on consumers
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2021 Annual Report
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Experiences of Military Families with Medical Billing, Credit Reporting, and Debt Collection
Category: Press release CFPB and New York Attorney General Shut Down Debt Collection Ring
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 26, Spring 2022
Category: Press release CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Blog Transcript Withholding Holds Back Workers and Wages
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2022
Category: Blog Protecting families and honest businesses from debt collection abuses
Category: Blog Consumers on course to save $1 billion in NSF fees annually, but some banks continue to charge these fees
Category: Blog Ou dwe konnen ki dwa ak pwoteksyon ou genyen nan sa ki gen pou wè avèk bòdwo medikal ak rekouvreman
Category: Blog Alamin ang iyong mga karapatan at proteksyon pagdating sa mga medikal na singil at pangongolekta
Category: Blog Know your rights and protections when it comes to medical bills and collections
Category: Blog Biết các quyền và biện pháp bảo vệ của quý vị khi đề cập tới hóa đơn và thu nợ y tế
Category: Blog 瞭解你關於醫療帳單和收帳的權利和保護措施
Category: Blog Conozca sus derechos y protecciones en relación a las facturas médicas y los cobros
Category: Blog 의료비 및 추심에 대한 권리와 보호조치에 대해 알아보세요.
Category: Blog Знайте и защищайте свои права, касающиеся медицинских счетов и взыскания задолженности
Category: Blog Overdraft fees can price people out of banking
Category: Office of Research Publication Credit card late fees
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Credit Card Companies Charged $12 Billion in Late Fee Penalties in 2020
Category: Blog CFPB Extends Opportunity for Public to Provide Input on Junk Fees
Category: Blog Shining a Spotlight on Workers’ Financial Experiences
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Blog Comparing overdraft fees and policies across banks
Category: Blog No Surprises Act: How we are protecting people from the side effects of surprise medical bills
Category: Blog New VA rule relieves financial distress for thousands of veterans with medical bills
Category: Blog The hidden cost of junk fees
Category: Report Justice-Involved Individuals and the Consumer Financial Marketplace
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Initiative to Save Americans Billions in Junk Fees
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Junk Fees RFI Press Call
Category: Blog Americans pay $120 billion in credit card interest and fees each year
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Bulletin to Prevent Unlawful Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting
Category: Press release CFPB Sues United Holding Group, Its Affiliates, and Its Owners for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 25, Fall 2021
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: Checking Account Overdraft at Financial Institutions Served by Core Processors
Category: Press release CFPB Research Shows Banks’ Deep Dependence on Overdraft Fees
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: Overdraft/NSF Fee Reliance Since 2015 – Evidence from Bank Call Reports
Category: Blog Understand how the CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule impacts you
Category: Report 2021 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Declines in Credit Card Debt, New Applications and Increases in Digital Engagement in 2020
Category: Blog Four reasons why landlords should take advantage of federal rental assistance
Category: Blog Las protecciones federales a la vivienda han terminado. Sepa cómo evitar la ejecución y el desalojo
Category: Press release CFPB Confirms Effective Date for Debt Collection Final Rules
Category: Blog Rental assistance may help you and your tenants get through the pandemic