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The CFPB is protecting the military community and providing relief

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/the-cfpb-is-protecting-the-military-community-and-providing-relief/

Servicemembers have submitted over 400,000 complaints to the CFPB to get help with financial problems including problems with the Servicemember Civil Relief Act. The CFPB helps them get the answers and also enforces the law when necessary, returning $183 million in relief to the military community since 2011.

Enhancing public data on auto lending

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/enhancing-public-data-on-auto-lending/

CFPB announces a new initiative to address gaps in data and information on the auto lending market.

Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray on a Credit Reporting White Paper Press Call

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/prepared-remarks-by-richard-cordray-on-a-credit-reporting-white-paper-press-call/

The report highlights the basic systems the credit reporting companies use to collect, organize, and maintain consumer credit information. It is based on...

Hollister K. Petraeus Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/hollister-k-petraeus-before-the-u-s-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-transportation/

Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Thune, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today...

Hit or myth?

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/hit-or-myth/

Sometimes people in the military have interesting beliefs about things that impact their finances. Sometimes they're correct; sometimes they're partially...

Our commitment to protecting vulnerable borrowers

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/our-commitment-to-protecting-vulnerable-borrowers/

CFPB is protecting vulnerable borrowers in the small dollar lending market.

Our auto finance data pilot

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/our-auto-finance-data-pilot/

The CFPB is piloting a new collection of auto data. As part of that effort, we issued orders to nine large auto lenders to provide information about their auto lending portfolio.

Prepare your finances for emergencies

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/prepare-your-finances-for-emergencies/

Hurricane Sandy reminded us that disasters – storms, fires, floods, earthquakes – can happen to anyone, and when they do you have little time to react. If...

Tax time is the perfect time to save

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/tax-time-is-the-perfect-time-to-save/

This post is part of a series for National Consumer Protection Week Filing taxes doesn't have to be the worst. For some, tax time can offer an opportunity...

Six years serving you

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/six-years-serving-you/

Learn about our work over the past six years to create new consumer financial protections and provide resources to help people make informed financial decisions.

CFPB to Hold Auto Lenders Accountable for Illegal Discriminatory Markup

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-to-hold-auto-lenders-accountable-for-illegal-discriminatory-markup/

Potentially discriminatory markups in auto lending may result in tens of millions of dollars in consumer harm each year, and the bulletin provides guidance to indirect auto lenders within the CFPB’s jurisdiction on how to address fair lending risk.

Bill Calendar: Know what you owe and when it's due

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/budget-help-manage-your-monthly-expenses-bill-calendar/

Learn how to better manage your bills and stay on budget with this free bill calendar.

How do automatic payments from a bank account work?

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/how-do-automatic-payments-from-a-bank-account-work-en-2021/

Automatic payment

Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the First Investors Press Call

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/prepared-remarks-of-cfpb-director-richard-cordray-on-the-first-investors-press-call/

Thank you for joining us. Today the Bureau is taking action against an auto finance company that distorted consumer credit records for years. Texas-based...

Try one thing this summer to grow your child’s money skills

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/try-one-thing-this-summer-to-grow-your-childs-money-skills/

Activities and conversation starters for parents to discuss money and financial topics with their children at any age.

How to save for emergencies and the future

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/how-save-emergencies-and-future/

Worksheets, checklists, and tools from the CFPB to help you save for emergencies and the future.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervisory Actions Return $24.5 Million To A Quarter-Million Consumers Harmed By Illegal Activities

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-supervisory-actions-return-245-million-quarter-million-consumers-harmed-illegal-activities/

Report Highlights Violations in Auto Origination, Debt Collection, Mortgage Origination and Small-dollar Lending.