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.
This data point describes mortgage market activity over time based on data reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
The Bureau, along with its partners at the Federal Trade Commission, is pleased to submit to Congress its seventh annual report summarizing their 2017 activities to administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”).
Every two years, the CFPB reports on the state of the consumer credit card market. This is our report for 2017.
In this issue of Supervisory Highlights, we report examination findings in the areas of auto finance lending; credit card account management; debt collection; deposits; mortgage servicing; mortgage origination; service providers; short-term, small-dollar lending; remittances; and fair lending. As in past editions, this report includes information about recent public enforcement actions that were a result, at least in part, of our supervisory work. The report also includes information on the Bureau’s use of its supervisory and enforcement authority, recently released examination procedures, and Bureau guidance.
Student loan debt is having an increasing impact on older Americans, according to CFPB research.
This is an update from the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman containing an initial analysis of information provided by student loan servicers on the repayment success of borrowers transitioning from default to an income-driven repayment plan.
Sixth annual report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
This report provides an introduction to the online marketplace for charged-off debt.
This report presents the results of the Survey of Consumer Views on Debt, which was conducted by the CFPB between December 2014 and March 2015 to better understand consumers’ experiences and preferences related to debt collection.
The number of consumers age 60 and older with student loan debt has quadrupled over the last decade in the United States, and the average amount they owe has also dramatically increased. This Snapshot describes the increasing burden of student loan debt on older consumers, as well as the impact that the increased debt burden is having on older borrowers’ impacting financial security.
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 Monthly Complaint Report provides a high-level snapshot of
trends in consumer complaints.
