The holiday season provides a particularly good opportunity to reach kids with some basic money attitudes. Your children absorb what you say and what you...
Our investigation found that the companies illegally filed thousands of lawsuits in Virginia against consumers who didn't live or purchase goods there: over...
An estimated 43 million Americans are dealing with medical debt. Debt collection is the top complaint we’ve received since September 2013 and medical collections make up 52 percent of collection accounts on credit reports, far outpacing all other types of debt. Learn more about how you can keep medical debt in check.
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...
For those people not familiar with our role, we are an independent, impartial, and confidential resource that assists consumers and companies in informally resolving issues with the CFPB.
We encourage all consumers to check their credit report regularly, but we want to especially encourage veterans who use this benefit to be sure that their...
We're proposing new disclosure requirements that consumers would receive before deciding to open a prepaid account. Currently, each prepaid card company's...
We're working to reach more people with our services and information, and we could use your help. We're proposing a Language Access Plan, as part of our...
Our new report summarizes complaints from private student loan borrowers about difficulties faced when working with a lender or servicer to avoid default...
Imagina que alguien te dice que tú debes dinero por una deuda que ya pagaste. ¿Te molesta y te frustra, verdad? Además, te cuesta más dinero y más tiempo.
El año pasado, presentamos, junto con el Departamento de Justicia, una queja contra el National City Bank (National City) por discriminación en los precios...
Last year, together with the Department of Justice, we filed a complaint against National City Bank (National City) for discriminating in mortgage loan...
We announced a lawsuit against for-profit college chain Corinthian Colleges, Inc. We allege that the company lured in tens of thousands of students to take...
Home Depot has confirmed that there has been a breach of its payment data systems. According to the company, the breach could potentially impact any...
What could be better than zero percent interest for one year? Nothing, nada, free...right? Not exactly. Credit card companies market these promotions as a way...
We understand that fear – it's why we built our Paying for College tool. It helps students and recent graduates inform themselves about the true cost of...
Whether you're one of the millions of workers who pay Social Security taxes or the 50 million retired Americans and dependents who receive benefits, it's...
Parents are the strongest influence on how kids learn and think about money, and the back-to-school shopping season is a great time for some major money...
We called on financial institutions to publicly disclose agreements with institutions of higher education to market financial products to students and...
Many people feel overwhelmed by their financial situations, and they may not know where to go for help. For many low-income Americans, frontline staff of...