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Sepa si está usted cometiendo algunos de estos errores de crédito comunes, y sepa cómo repararlos.

Find out if you’re making common credit mistakes and learn how to get them fixed.

The Bureau announces the 2019 Your Money, Your Goals cohort of forty organizations across country that will receive training and technical assistance on financial empowerment tools.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission are sharing information about a new law that allows parents and child welfare representatives of young people (under 16) to request a security freeze on their behalf to protect them from identity theft and fraud.

Learn how to tell the difference between a real communication from the IRS and a scammer pretending to be the IRS. Share these tips with others by ordering FREE copies of the IRS Scam Placemat.

This report explores how servicemember home loan choices have changed from 2006 to 2016.

The Bureau released a report about key facts, trends, and patterns revealed in Suspicious Activity Reports—or SARs—filed by banks, credit unions, casinos, and other financial services providers from 2013-2017. This first-ever public analysis provides a chance to better understand elder fraud and to find ways to improve prevention and response.

Start saving, or increase your savings goals, with these tips and resources.

Deciding how to pay for college can be confusing. Here are a few steps to help you prepare.

Information for servicemembers about new laws on VA refinances, medical debt, credit monitoring, foreclosure protection, and when they go into effect.

Tips for making a plan to save a portion of your tax refund with links to IRS and CFPB information.

Cuando revise su reporte de crédito, asegúrese de buscar en el mismo, estos errores comunes.

When you’re reviewing your credit report make sure to look for these common errors.

Our Get a Handle on Debt email boot camp covers everything from strategies for paying down your debt to budgeting and tracking spending.

The CFPB’s latest list of consumer reporting companies gives you the details you need to obtain your reports so you can review your data and take more control over your financial life.

The Bureau’s Complaint snapshot: Mortgage highlights trends in consumer submitted complaints about mortgages.

The Office of Servicemember Affairs annual report highlights complaints from servicemembers as well as emerging issues and continuing trends facing servicemembers in the financial marketplace.

These common myths may be stopping you from improving your credit score.

Estos mitos populares sobre el crédito pueden estar impidiéndole mejorar su puntaje crediticio.

The CFPB has released two reports assessing significant CFPB rules: The first assesses the effectiveness of our Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule. The second assesses the effectiveness of the Mortgage Servicing Rule we issued under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).

You can start to take control of your debt in six easy steps.

When you buy a car, the dealer might offer you optional products or services known as “add-ons”— which could break your budget. Here’s what you need to know.

The 2018 Financial Literacy Annual Report recaps the Bureau’s work to improve financial well-being in America.

Don’t let deceptive car ads mislead you when it comes to trading in a car.

The Bureau’s annual Fair Lending Report to Congress highlights 2017 work to promote fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory access to credit.