Banking in video games and virtual worlds
Gaming marketplaces increasingly incorporate banking and payment systems. Learn how the CFPB is monitoring the use of virtual currencies in online games.
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.
Data point: Mortgage trends
This Bureau Data Point article describes 2020 mortgage market activity and trends using data reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Servicemember reports about identity theft are increasing
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.
Sources and uses of data at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
This report describes the Bureau’s data governance program. In addition, it describes what data the Bureau collects, where the data come from, how data are used, and how data are reused within the Bureau.
Consumer Protection Principles: Consumer-authorized financial data sharing and aggregation
These consumer protection principles are intended to help safeguard consumer interests as the consumer-authorized aggregation services market develops.