We started Know Before You Owe several months ago to make mortgage disclosure forms easy to understand and easy to compare. The idea was and is that people...
Between the increasing cost of higher education and the impact of the financial crisis, students are more reliant than ever on loans to pay for school. With...
As we work to ensure a consumer bureau that's responsive to today's most pressing problems, we've made it a priority to keep one foot firmly planted outside...
Credit card issuers and private student lenders have long had a presence at America's colleges and universities. In fact, there are more than 1,000 special...
On July 21st, our mission officially began. We're ready to carry out our orders – to protect military consumers and their families from illegal financial...
Credit scores are important for consumers. They affect the rate of interest on a mortgage, credit card, or auto loan and can even play a role in whether you...
More than two-thirds of students who go to college borrow money to pay for it. The average graduating senior has over $23,000 in student loan debt. As we...
May is Older Americans Month. In his proclamation for the month, President Obama spoke of honoring the contributions older Americans have made and will...
This is the second in a series of blog posts about the Know Before You Owe project. To stay informed, sign up for e-mail updates. If you were designing a...
Let's say you want to buy a home or refinance your mortgage. You might be in the market to buy today, or you might be planning to do so down the road. You...
Mothers Day provides another opportunity to highlight the importance of financial education for women. Financial insecurity affects all Americans, but women...
Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day! This day is partly about the fun children can have in seeing your workplace, but it is also a chance for...
April is National Financial Literacy Month! Read the Presidential Proclamation here. At the CFPB, we're working to raise awareness by offering a few...
The Bureau will bring together under one roof a collection of important consumer protection duties that used to be scattered across the federal government...
If you are a student, the last thing that should be on your mind in the classroom is how you are going to make ends meet over an unexpected credit card fee...
Since this is National Consumer Protection Week, it seems appropriate to give you a few tips about how to protect yourself from scams. Here are a few things...
This post originally appeared on the Department of Treasury blog. It's that time of year again, when spring is in the air, the cherry blossoms are about to...
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on the White House blog. On July 21, 2010 President signed the Wall Street Reform bill into law. One part of...