Retirement Security and Financial Decision-making: Research Brief
This study examines whether people who retired between 1992 and 2014 were able to maintain the same spending level for five consecutive years after retiring.
Research and reports
We study how consumers interact with financial products and services to help identify potential problems in the marketplace and achieve better outcomes for all. Review our reports and analyses to help inform your decisions, policies, and practices. And, see reports that we periodically prepare about the CFPB.
Suspicious Activity Reports on Elder Financial Exploitation
This study analyzes a rich, non-public data set to shed light on the volume and characteristics of elder financial abuse.
Complaint Bulletin: Complaints mentioning coronavirus keywords
This Complaint Bulletin reflects complaint data from complaints submitted in 2020 and highlights trends in complaints mentioning coronavirus keywords.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2019
We follow specific standards for maintaining affirmative employment programs and take steps to ensure that policies, practices, and procedures are conducted in an inclusive manner for employees and applicants.
The Early Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Credit Applications
This report uses the Bureau’s Consumer Credit Panel to study the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit applications overall, by credit score group, and across the states.
Fair Lending Report 2019
Bureau releases its annual Fair Lending Report to Congress on its activities in innovation, outreach, prioritization, guidance and rulemaking, supervision, and enforcement for calendar year 2019.
Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019
This report is about the work of the CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Affairs for the period from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
FY 2019 Office of Minority and Women Inclusion annual report to Congress
This report provides detailed information about the diversity and inclusion work of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019.
2019 Consumer Response annual report
We began consumer response operations on July 21, 2011 as the nation’s first federal agency specifically mandated to protect American consumers in the financial marketplace.
No FEAR Act Annual Report for fiscal year 2019
The CFPB presents its Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) Annual Report of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2020
The Bureau is pleased to submit to Congress its annual report summarizing the Bureau’s activities along with those of the Federal Trade Commission to administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).