Know Before You Owe: Let’s tackle student loans
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...
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Know your student loan repayment options
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...
We’re listening
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...
Help for struggling military homeowners
Military families throughout the country are not immune to the ongoing housing crisis.
Co-signing on campus?
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...
Military advocates on duty
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...
Keeping a good credit score
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...
Get Ready to Conquer Your Student Loans
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...
Older Americans and the CFPB
May is Older Americans Month. In his proclamation for the month, President Obama spoke of honoring the contributions older Americans have made and will...
Know Before You Owe: Designing a New Disclosure
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...
Know Before You Owe: Help Us Make Your Mortgage Forms Better
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...
Financial Education for Moms and All Women
Mothers Day provides another opportunity to highlight the importance of financial education for women. Financial insecurity affects all Americans, but women...
Talking to Our Daughters and Sons about Personal Finance
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...
We want to hear from you: Consumer Education and Engagement at the CFPB
I've just joined the CFPB as the Associate Director for Consumer Education and Engagement. I come from outside Washington, D.C., and from outside...
National Financial Literacy Month
April is National Financial Literacy Month! Read the Presidential Proclamation here. At the CFPB, we're working to raise awareness by offering a few...
Better Together: How NCPW partner agencies are protecting consumers
The Bureau will bring together under one roof a collection of important consumer protection duties that used to be scattered across the federal government...
A New Voice for Students
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...
Consumer Scams
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...
One Teacher’s Challenge
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...
Robin’s Story & Andrew’s Story: A New Bureau to Protect Consumers
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...