Data point: 2019 mortgage market activity and trends
2019 HMDA Mortgage Market Activity and Trends summarizes the historical data points in the 2019 HMDA data, as well as recent trends in mortgage and housing markets.
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.
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.
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.
Market Snapshot: First-time Homebuyers
This report explores the prevalence and ease of first-time homeownership over time.
Data Point: Small Business Lending and the Great Recession
This Data Point article tracks the evolution of small business lending before, during and following the Great Recession.
2019 College credit card agreements
2019 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB/BCFP) report on college credit card agreements.
2019 Financial Literacy Annual Report
The 2019 Financial Literacy Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau details the Bureau's financial literacy activities and strategy to improve the financial literacy of consumers. Overall, this report describes the Bureau's efforts in a broad range of financial literacy areas relevant to consumers' financial lives.
Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Public records, credit scores, and credit performance
Quarterly consumer credit trends reports focus on a specific consumer financial product or issue using a longitudinal, nationally representative sample of de-identified credit records maintained by a nationwide consumer reporting agency.
Data Point: Borrower Experiences on Income-Driven Repayment
Our data point reports are prepared by our Office of Research to provide an evidence-based perspective on consumer financial markets, consumer behavior, and regulations to inform the public discourse.
Data Point: Servicer Size in the Mortgage Market
This fourteenth data point compares borrower characteristics at mortgage servicers of different sizes and explores the role servicers of each size play in the mortgage market.