Honoring veterans
November 11th is Veterans Day. This week the CFPB took a moment to recognize and honor the veterans in our ranks: 87 of them! We showed photos of them while...
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Protecting military members from predatory lending
As a lifetime military family member, I've seen first-hand the devastating impact financial scams and predatory lending can have on our military families. I...
Live from Minneapolis!
Today's live events have now ended. You can read Raj's full remarks from the University of Minnesota. Be sure to check out the new Know Before You Owe –...
From day one
Greetings. I'm Skip Humphrey, and I'm excited to begin work at the Bureau as the head of the Office of Older Americans. I grew up in a household where it...
Meet us in Minnesota
Update 10/18/11 – In order to accomodate additional participants, the town hall event will now take place at the the Minneapolis Central Library, 300...
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...
Lessons we’ve learned
Yesterday, Raj Date spoke in Philadelphia about the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis for the consumer bureau. Before taking questions from the audience...
Live from Philadelphia
Welcome to the first CFPB livestream! (This live event has concluded. You can watch a recording from the event or read Raj’s full remarks.)
The CFPB: Applying the lessons of the financial crisis
This Thursday afternoon, we're hosting an event in Philadelphia where Raj Date and local leaders will discuss the lessons learned from the mortgage market...
Promoting openness in CFPB rulemaking
Public participation is essential to CFPB's rulemaking process. We firmly believe that input from consumers, industry, and other interested parties will...
Coordinating Consumer Complaints
The Dodd-Frank Act requires the CFPB to share consumer complaint information with the FTC and other state and federal agencies. The goal is to make sure...
On Our Way
Last time, we talked about the mission of the Office of Servicemember Affairs. Now I'd like to tell you a little about the work the Office of Servicemember...
A consumer-centered supervision program
Yesterday, we began operation of what will be the largest function within the CFPB: Supervision. As part of this effort, Special Advisor to the Secretary of...
A Strong Foundation
One year ago, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which created this new Consumer...
The CFPB and JAGs: partnering to protect servicemembers
The Bureau and the Judge Advocate Generals of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard yesterday announced an agreement on a...
Know Before You Owe, Credit Unions, and Community Banks
As you have been reading here on the blog, we released the first draft versions of a combined Good Faith Estimate and Truth in Lending disclosure form in...
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...
Working to Give Consumers the Transparency They Deserve
Today, Professor Warren is testifying before Congress on our progress in building the consumer bureau. In her written testimony, she discusses our Know...
Independent Research at the CFPB
The CFPB is building an Office of Research to support its commitment to evidence-based policymaking. The research office will produce new findings that...
CFPB Spending Update
Today, the CFPB is issuing its second spending update. As we stated in our last update, the goal of these releases is to provide you with a snapshot of how...
Continuing our work with Community Banks and Credit Unions
Since Professor Warren spoke at the Independent Community Bankers of America convention last month, she and I have continued to meet with community banks...
Fulfilling a Commitment
In our first week on the job, Professor Elizabeth Warren set a goal for the new consumer bureau: to reach out to small, independent bankers from all 50...
Keeping It Sunny at the CFPB
What do tap water, your eyeglasses, and the Consumer Bureau all have in common? They're all better when they're transparent! Okay, that was a pretty bad...
CFPB Spending Update: First Quarter – 2011
Today, the CFPB is issuing its first spending update. In our spending update, we will provide a snapshot of quarterly and year-to-date spending and the...
So, How Do We Put Elizabeth Warren’s Calendar Online?
One of the most popular features on this site is an interactive copy of Elizabeth Warren's calendar, which includes an RSS feed and the raw calendar data...