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Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report about financial outcomes for cash-out refinance mortgage borrowers.

The CFPB issued an order recognizing Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (FDX) as a standard setting body under the CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights rule.

The CFPB announced several actions on credit cards, including a circular on rewards programs, research on retail cards, and a tool to explore cards.

The CFPB released its annual report on trends in the residential mortgage lending market.

The CFPB today finalized a rule to supervise the largest nonbank companies offering digital funds transfer and payment wallet apps.

The CFPB released a report examining federal and state-level privacy protections for consumers’ financial data.

Today, the CFPB published a report finding that state consumer privacy laws typically exempt entities covered by federal financial privacy laws.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance to protect workers from unchecked digital tracking and opaque decision-making systems.

Director Chopra delivered remarks at the Joint Field Hearing with the Department of Labor on Worker Tracking in Michigan.

Director Chopra delivered remarks at Georgetown University’s DC Fintech Week.

Director Chopra delivered remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia about the CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights Final Rule.

The CFPB finalized a rule to give consumers greater rights, privacy, and security over their personal financial data by requiring providers to unlock personal financial data for free.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra provided opening remarks at the 2024 Aspen Institute Cyber Summit.

Gaming marketplaces increasingly mirror banking and payment systems but use design tricks to encourage spending, and our children are often the primary audience. Here are steps to help protect your family.

The CFPB and other federal financial regulatory agencies announced a joint proposed rule to establish data standards for certain information collections submitted to financial regulatory agencies.

Six federal regulatory agencies today issued a final rule, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, designed to help ensure the credibility and integrity of models used in valuations for certain mortgages secured by a consumer’s principal dwelling.

Borrower survey of mortgage originations

The CFPB issued an interim final rule to extend compliance deadlines for the Section 1071 small business lending rule.

The CFPB filed a proposed order that would require Freedom Mortgage Corporation to pay a $3.95 million penalty for submitting error-riddled mortgage loan data.

Today, the CFPB finalized a rule outlining the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can issue standards that companies can use to help them comply with the CFPB’s upcoming Personal Financial Data Rights Rule.

Director Chopra at the White House on Data Protection and National Security.

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (or "HMDA") Modified Loan Application Register (or "LAR") data for 2023 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (or "FFIEC") HMDA Platform for HMDA filers.

The CFPB explained how companies operating comparison-shopping tools can break the law when they steer consumers to certain products or lenders because of kickbacks.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra releases a statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today reported on the first set of results from the newly updated Terms of Credit Card Plans survey.