Reports

2024 Student Loan Ombudsman annual report, with an analysis of student loan borrower complaints and policy recommendations.

The Office of Servicemember Affairs’ annual report on the top financial concerns facing servicemembers, veterans, and military families, based on the complaints they submitted to the CFPB.

This issue spotlight describes the health savings account (HSA) market, including the complex costs and fees that many consumers with HSAs are forced to pay.

Gaming marketplaces increasingly incorporate banking and payment systems. Learn how the CFPB is monitoring the use of virtual currencies in online games.

This Congressionally mandated annual report analyzes complaints submitted by consumers to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2023.

The Bureau’s annual report to Congress summarizes the Bureau’s activities to administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in 2022 as the primary federal regulator of the consumer debt collection industry. This report also includes activities conducted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2022 in relation to debt collection.

CFPB report highlighting consumer complaints received by the agency's Office of Servicemember Affairs. The report discusses issues related to digital payment apps also known as [person-to-person (P2P) payment platforms], and actions the agency has taken and the results it has achieved to protect the military community from financial harm.

Many financial institutions are using advanced technologies to deploy customer service chatbots. Poorly designed chatbots can lead to customer frustration, reduced trust, and even violations under the law.

This annual report analyzes complaints submitted by consumers to the CFPB between January and December 2022.

This Issue Spotlight examines challenges faced and consumer complaints made by those who receive public benefits when getting the funds through financial products or services.

The CFPB encourages financial institutions to consider how they can strengthen their protections against identity theft and urges nationwide consumer reporting companies to act quickly and be responsive to concerns of servicemembers, veterans and military families.

This report summarizes information about certain consumer complaints transmitted by the CFPB to nationwide consumer reporting agencies (NCRAs)—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

This report analyzes complaints related to crypto-assets submitted to the CFPB. This report finds that fraud, theft, hacks, and scams are a significant problem in crypto-asset markets.

This report is required by statute. It covers the student lending market, complaints, challenges for consumers, and makes recommendations to policy makers.

The Office of Servicemember Affairs’ 2021 annual report on the top financial concerns facing servicemembers, veterans, and military families, based on the complaints they submitted to the CFPB.

This report analyzes debt collection and credit or consumer reporting complaints submitted to the Bureau in 2021.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began consumer response operations on July 21, 2011, and became the first federal agency solely focused on consumer financial protection. The Bureau’s Consumer Response team hears directly from consumers about the challenges they face in the marketplace, brings their concerns to the attention of financial institutions, and assists in addressing their complaints.

This report summarizes information about certain consumer complaints transmitted by the CFPB to the nationwide consumer reporting agencies (NCRAs)—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

The 2021 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman reviews student loan complaints, the student loan and education ecosystems, the return to repayment, and servicing transfers.

The CFPB’s Office of Consumer Response hears directly from consumers about the challenges they face in the marketplace, brings their concerns to the attention of companies, and assists in addressing their complaints. This Consumer Complaint Research Brief analyzes the racial and socio-economic diversity of consumer complaints.

The CFPB’s Office of Consumer Response hears directly from consumers about the challenges they face in the marketplace, brings their concerns to the attention of companies, and assists in addressing their complaints. This Complaint Bulletin analyzes COVID-19 issues described in consumer complaints.

This annual report from the Office of Servicemember Affairs highlights the activities of the office as well as complaints and emerging issues facing the military community in the financial marketplace.

The CFPB’s Office of Consumer Response hears directly from consumers about the challenges they face in the marketplace, brings their concerns to the attention of companies, and assists in addressing their complaints.This Complaint Bulletin analyzes mortgage forbearance issues described in consumer complaints.

The CFPB’s Office of Consumer Response hears directly from consumers about the challenges they face in the marketplace, brings their concerns to the attention of companies, and assists in addressing their complaints. This Complaint Bulletin analyzes complaints submitted by consumers in counties nationwide.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began consumer response operations on July 21, 2011, and became the first federal agency solely focused on consumer financial protection. The Bureau’s Consumer Response team hears directly from consumers about the challenges they face in the marketplace, brings their concerns to the attention of financial institutions, and assists in addressing their complaints.