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Category: Report CFPB FY 2023 Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) Report to Congress
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer Advisory: Opportunity to cancel student loan debt ends soon
Category: Report 2023 College banking and credit card agreements
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Many College-Sponsored Financial Products Charge High and Unusual Fees
Category: Report Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Report Tuition Payment Plans in Higher Education
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: Report 2022 College banking and credit card agreements
Category: Speech Director Chopra's Remarks on the Announcement Regarding the Cancellation of Loans for ITT Tech Students
Category: Blog Time is running out for student loan servicers to help servicemembers with student loans get debt relief
Category: Blog Transcript Withholding Holds Back Workers and Wages
Category: Blog The student loan pause was extended—three things to keep in mind
Category: Blog Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans
Category: Blog Don’t let sloppy servicing keep you from benefitting under the PSLF Fix before it expires on October 31, 2022
Category: Report 2021 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Office of Research Publication Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Report Finding a Continued Decline in College Credit Card Agreements in 2020
Category: Report 2021 College credit card agreements
Category: Blog Did you get a notice that your student loans are transferring to a new servicer? Learn more about what this means for you
Category: Blog Higher education emergency grants available for college students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Blog Listen to CFPB's new podcast episodes
Category: Blog Federal tools to help maximize GI Bill® education benefits
Category: Report Annual Report of the CFPB Private Education Loan Ombudsman 2020
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Continued Decline in the Market for Certain Kinds of College Credit Cards
Category: Report 2020 College credit card agreements
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Podcast Series on Paying for Higher Education
Category: Blog Back to school resources for teachers, parents and financial education practitioners
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Online Tool to Help College Students Determine How to Pay for College
Category: Blog It’s not too late to fill out the FAFSA: Here’s what you need to know
Category: Blog Qué necesita saber sobre los préstamos estudiantiles y la pandemia del coronavirus
Category: Blog Read our 2019 College Credit Card Report
Category: Report 2019 College credit card agreements
Category: Blog Need to save up for college? Stay motivated with these three tips
Category: Blog How to choose the school that’s financially right for you
Category: Blog Check these items off your student loan to-do list
Category: Blog Three steps to prep for paying for college
Category: Report College credit card agreements 2018
Category: Blog Help is here for people with severe disabilities struggling with student loans
Category: Report 2017 College credit card agreements
Category: Report 2017 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog A 50-state look at complaints about student loans
Category: Report Annual report of the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman 2017
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Consumer Complaints Spurred Actions That Brought More Than $750 Million in Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Category: Blog Does your college sponsor an affordable bank account?
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Aequitas Capital Management for Aiding Corinthian Colleges' Predatory Lending Scheme
Category: Blog Too many student loan borrowers struggling, not enough benefiting from affordable repayment options
Category: Report Staying on track while giving back: The cost of student loan servicing breakdowns for people serving their communities
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds That 9 in 10 of the Highest-Risk Student Loan Borrowers Were Not Enrolled in Affordable Repayment Plans
Category: Report 2016 College credit card agreements
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Bank Marketing Deals With Colleges Can Mean Costly Fees and Risks for Students
Category: Report 2016 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog ¿Tomó préstamos estudiantiles para asistir al ITT Tech? Pues, debe saber que tiene opciones.
Category: Blog Did you take out student loans to attend ITT Tech? You have options.
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds Consumers Complain Of Needless Hurdles In Applying For Lower Student Loan Payments
Category: Report Midyear Update on Student Loan Complaints
Category: Report 2015 College credit card agreements
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Colleges About Secret Campus Credit Card Contracts
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Nationwide Student Financial Aid Scam
Category: Report 2015 Financial literacy annual report
Category: Blog New signs of trouble for student loan borrowers
Category: Report Student loan servicing
Category: Press release CFPB Concerned About Widespread Servicing Failures Reported by Student Loan Borrowers
Category: Blog New students should look closely at college-sponsored bank accounts and shop around
Category: Blog When you make student loan payments on an income-driven plan, you might be in for a payment shock
Category: Blog It’s not too late to share your #studentdebtstress story
Category: Report Overseas & Underserved: Student loan servicing and the cost to our men and women in uniform
Category: Report 2015 Mid-Year Update on Student Loan Complaints
Category: Blog Sound off on student loan servicing
Category: Op-ed Stressed out by student debt
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Field Hearing on Student Loans
Category: Blog Live from Milwaukee!
Category: Blog Tell us about your student debt stress
Category: Blog Reminder: What happens to your student loans if your school is shut down
Category: Blog Save the date, Milwaukee!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Ohio College Presidents’ Conference
Category: Press release CFPB Secures $480 Million in Debt Relief for Current and Former Corinthian Students
Category: Blog Special announcement for Corinthian students
Category: Blog Seeking answers for struggling student loan borrowers
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Student Accounts Press Call
Category: Blog A New Year’s resolution to conquer your student debt
Category: Report 2014 College credit card agreements
Category: Blog Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Continued Decline in College Credit Card Agreements
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Student loan debt relief companies may cost you thousands of dollars and drive you further into debt
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to End Student “Debt Relief” Scams
Category: Blog Veterans: Take advantage of student loan forgiveness, but don’t let it damage your credit
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at University of Michigan Law School
Category: Blog Struggling private student loan borrowers are still searching for help
Category: Blog Special notice for Corinthian students
Category: Press release CFPB Sues For-Profit Corinthian Colleges for Predatory Lending Scheme
Category: Blog Student loan debt doesn’t have to be scary: Leah’s story
Category: Blog Working together to protect student veterans
Category: Blog Alerting colleges about secret banking contracts
Category: Report 2014 Financial literacy annual report
Category: Blog What happens to your student loans if your school is shut down
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of CFPB Director Richard Cordray Before the House Committee on Financial Services
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of Rohit Chopra before the Committee on the Budget
Category: Speech Director Cordray Remarks at the 2014 Boulder Summer Conference on Consumer Financial Decision Making
Category: Speech Statement by CFPB’s Holly Petraeus on DOJ, FDIC Enforcement Actions Against Sallie Mae