Newsroom archive

On July 17, 2023, Rohit Chopra, Director of the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Protection of the European Commission, announced the start of an informal dialogue between the European Commission and the CFPB on a range of critical consumer financial protection issues.

General Counsel of the CFPB Seth Frotman provided a statement regarding the National Consumer Law Center / National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring training.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra provided remarks at Rutgers Law Center School Center for Corporate Law and Governance on student-loan securitization.

The CFPB’s Deputy Director submits this CFPB comment to the Illinois Joint Committee on the state’s proposed community reinvestment rules, specifically in support of provisions addressing appraisal bias.

The CFPB today published an edition of Supervisory Highlights to share key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting system.

The CFPB issued a new report today finding that more borrowers paid “discount points” upfront as overall interest rates rose.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra provided a statement on the Banking in Video Games and Virtual Worlds report.

The CFPB issued a report examining the growth of digital commerce in online video games and virtual worlds.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra provided remarks at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s Just Economy Conference.

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new circular warning remittance transfer providers that false advertising about the cost or speed of sending a remittance transfer can violate federal law.

Director Chopra provided remarks at CBA Live on March 26, 2024.

Today, a number of federal and state agencies released agency-specific action statements on tech capacity.

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 is working to be a leader when it comes to building agency capabilities to address transformative technologies.

A letter written by Director Rohit Chopra to Senator Monique Limón of the California State Senate.

Director Chopra provided remarks at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on ways to improve the rigor of bank merger review.

On March 8, 2024, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra submitted a comment to the Appraisal Subcommittee regarding oversight of The Appraisal Foundation.

Director Chopra provided remarks at the Financial Data Exchange Global Summit.

Many student loan borrowers have an opportunity to have their entire student loans cancelled or receive more credit towards cancellation, but they must act before April 30, 2024.

A letter written by Brian Shearer, CFPB Assistant Director of the Office of Policy Planning and Strategy, to Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York State, and members of the New York State Assembly and Senate.

A letter written by Director Rohit Chopra to the Appraisal Subcommittee.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ) finalized a rule today to cut excessive credit card late fees by closing a loophole exploited by large card issuers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking action to rein in junk fees on credit cards, increase competition, and put billions of dollars back in the pockets of American families.

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.