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Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTech and CEO Austen Allred for Deceiving Students and Hiding Loan Costs
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to Connecticut State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Blog Ensuring servicemembers can protect themselves from unlawful financial practices
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: Blog Proteger militares de prácticas financieras ilegales | CFPB
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 32 (Spring 2024)
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Violations of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Category: Press release CFPB revela violaciones a requisitos de reporte de crédito | CFPB
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 | CFPB
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Trends in discount points amid rising interest rates
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 | CFPB
Category: Press release 2023 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to California State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
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
Category: Blog Tarifas ilegales en el mercado de hipotecas
Category: Press release FFIEC Issues Statement on Examination Principles Related to Valuation Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending
Category: Press release CFPB Secures $12 Million From Ringleaders of Foreclosure Relief Scam
Category: Press release CFPB Recupera $12 Millones de Jefes de una Estafa con Alivio de Ejecución Hipotecaria
Category: Press release CFPB y Siete Fiscales Generales Estatales demandan a la Empresa Strategic Financial Solutions por Estafar por más de $100 Millones a Familias en Dificultades Financieras
Category: Press release CFPB and Seven State Attorneys General Sue Debt-Relief Enterprise, Strategic Financial Solutions, for Illegally Swindling More Than $100 Million from Financially Struggling Families
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: Blog Holding debt collectors responsible for false statements
Category: Blog CFPB to distribute nearly $6 million to consumers harmed by predatory loans to veterans
Category: Blog La CFPB distribuye casi $6 millones entre consumidores afectados por préstamos predatorios otorgados a veteranos
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: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Press Event for Colony Ridge
Category: Office of Research Publication The Neighborhood Geography of Mortgage Lending
Category: Blog Office of Research blog: A look at cash-out refinance mortgages and their borrowers between 2013 to 2023
Category: Press release CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Blog Piloting disclosures for construction loans
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 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: Press release CFPB Fines Repeat Offender Enova $15 Million for Violating Order, Deceiving Customers, and Withdrawing Funds Without Consent
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Symposium on Property Insurance
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds for Smaller Loan Exemption from Appraisal Requirements for Higher-priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Blog Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges
Category: Report The Consumer Credit Card Market
Category: Blog Next public hearing on appraisal bias: November 1
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Deputy Director Zixta Martinez at The Greenlining Institute's 2023 Just Future Summit
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: Press release CFPB Mortgage Report Finds Jumps in Closing Costs and Denials for Insufficient Income, Growing Proportion of Cash-Out Refinances
Category: Office of Research Publication Data Point: 2022 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Category: Director's statement Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
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
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Better Markets Conference on the 15th Anniversary of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Onset of the Global Financial Crisis
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at The Mortgage Collaborative National Conference
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Take action when home insurance is cancelled or costs surge
Category: Consumer advisories Consejos para el Consumidor: Actúe Cuando le Cancelen el Seguro de Vivienda o el Costo Suba
Category: Press release CFPB Alcanza Multimillonaria Resolución con Conglomerado de Reparación de Crédito
Category: Press release CFPB sanciona a Freedom Mortgage y a Realty Connect por cobrar comisiones ilegales
Category: Press release CFPB Penalizes Freedom Mortgage and Realty Connect for Illegal Kickbacks
Category: Director's statement Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at White House Roundtable on Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices
Category: Blog What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Blog Qué nos dicen los consumidores de New Mexico
Category: Director's statement Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at the Financial Stability Oversight Council
Category: Blog Looking at credit scores only tells part of the story – cashflow data may tell another part
Category: Press release CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for Community Table on White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
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 CFPB Demanda a la Compañía Snap Finance por Convencer a Consumidores a Tomar Costoso Financiamiento y por Abusar a sus Prestatarios Usando Falsas Amenazas
Category: Press release State Partners and CFPB Sue Prehired For Illegal Student Lending Practices
Category: Press release Autoridades Estatales y la CFPB Demandan a Prehired por sus Prácticas Ilegales en Préstamos
Category: Blog Office of Research blog: Initial Fresh Start program changes followed by increased credit scores for affected student loan borrowers
Category: Blog Ensuring consumers receive critical lending protections
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for the CFPB Hearing on Medical Billing and Collections
Category: Press release CFPB, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Treasury Launch Inquiry into Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients for Health Care Costs
Category: Press release La CFPB, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos y el Departamento del Tesoro Solicitan Información sobre Costosas Tarjetas de Crédito y Préstamos que los Pacientes son empujados a Tomar para pagar Costos de Atención Médica
Category: Press release Datos del 2022 en crédito hipotecario están disponibles
Category: Press release FFIEC Announces Availability of 2022 Data on Mortgage Lending
Category: Blog How are mortgages with a COVID-related forbearance performing in 2023?
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against ACI Worldwide for Illegally Processing $2.3 Billion in Mortgage Payments that Homeowners Did Not Authorize
Category: Press release CFPB toma Acción Contra ACI Worldwide por Procesar Ilegalmente $2.3 Billones en Pagos Hipotecarios sin la Autorización de los Propietarios de Viviendas
Category: Blog Protecting consumers’ right to challenge discrimination
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern Region
Category: Report Banking and Credit Access in the Southern Region of the U.S
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Press release Reporte de la CFPB Identifica Problemas Creados por el Aumento del Uso entre Militares de Aplicaciones Digitales de Pago
Category: Press release CFPB Report Identifies Issues with Increased Servicemember Use of Digital Payment Apps