If you don’t register your prepaid card, you may not be able to use some of the prepaid card’s features. You may also have fewer protections in the case of loss or theft.
Here are tips to recover and rebuild financially in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, as well as steps you can take to prepare in advance for a potential emergency.
Six federal financial regulatory agencies today issued a final rule that creates exemptions from certain appraisal requirements for a subset of...
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 5,852 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Examiners Uncover Illegal Practices in Student Loan Servicing, Mortgage Origination and Servicing, Consumer Reporting, and Debt Collection Markets Today the...
Bulletin Highlights Risks of Agreements Violating Federal Prohibition on Mortgage Kickbacks The Bureau today issued a bulletin providing guidance to the...
This is part of a series of reports of consumer credit trends produced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau using a longitudinal sample of approximately five million de-identified credit records from one of the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies.
If you are having trouble paying your bills we have tools to help you take stock of your finances and make the hard decisions about which bills to prioritize as you deal with the financial impacts of the coronavirus.
Regulatory amnesia consistently afflicts the banking agencies. Today, the FDIC Board of Directors is cleaning up the unwise and unlawful mistakes the agency made in 2020 related to a risky type of deposit funding.
Since September 2013, debt collection has been the top complaint at the CFPB. A staggering 52 percent of all collection accounts on credit reports are...
System outages or technology glitches can happen. First, contact your bank for any help they can provide. Next, try other methods to access your money. Finally, keep an eye out for possible fees or fraud.
Six agencies today issued a proposed rule that would implement minimum requirements for state registration and supervision of appraisal management companies...
The Bureau today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against a Kentucky law firm, Borders & Borders, PLC, and its principals, for illegally paying...
If you want to buy a home but you’re concerned about your credit score or credit history, we can help you understand your choices.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against My Loan Doctor LLC, a Delaware financial-services company operating in West Palm Beach, Florida and New York City and doing business as Loan Doctor, and its founder, Edgar Radjabli.
The FFIEC today announced the availability of data on 2020 mortgage lending transactions at 4,475 U.S. financial institutions reported under HMDA.
If your identity is stolen, you can contact the credit reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – to place a fraud alert or security freeze on your report.
Considering a reverse mortgage loan? Already have one? Learn more about Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs), the most common type of reverse mortgage loan.
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra issued a statement on the proposed rules regarding Wall Street compensation and bonuses.
Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on developments regarding large asset manager ownership of banks.
