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Servicemembers have submitted over 400,000 complaints to the CFPB to get help with financial problems including problems with the Servicemember Civil Relief Act. The CFPB helps them get the answers and also enforces the law when necessary, returning $183 million in relief to the military community since 2011.

The CFPB and DOJ filed an amicus brief to help ensure that servicemembers can file lawsuits to enforce the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

La CFPB y el DOJ emiten escrito amicus curiae para asegurarse de que militares puedan demandar para hacer cumplir la Ley de Ayuda Civil a Miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas.

In December, 264 consumers started receiving checks from a series of lawsuits involving four individuals who brokered illegal high-interest credit offers to veterans.

264 consumidores comenzaron a recibir cheques de las demandas contra individuos quienes negociaron ilegales ofertas de crédito con altos intereses a veteranos.

The CFPB works to protect servicemembers in the financial market, engage military stakeholders, and monitor the market to identify risks to servicemembers, veterans, and military families.

Active duty and National guard members are entitled to free electronic credit monitoring.

Seeking help from a VA-accredited attorney, claims agent, or VSO representative can ensure you receive assistance throughout the claims process with VA and avoid excessive fees.

The CFPB recently filed an amicus brief to ensure military families are able to sue creditors that violate the Military Lending Act.

Student loan servicers with military borrowers should act quickly to identify and notify military borrowers about the PSLF Limited Waiver before October 31, 2022.

Servicemembers face unique challenges in the financial marketplace. The CFPB is working to protect servicemembers and military families from costly auto loans and wrongful repossessions.

Servicemembers should guard against predatory lenders outside military bases, including those that require them to use the allotment system to repay loans.

Getting sick or injured can often result in a heavy financial burden, including mounting medical bills, aggressive debt collection and coercive credit reporting. Learn about the VA’s new rule to put patients first and how to protect against surprise medical bills.

This week CFPB partnered with other agencies to ensure that American servicemembers enjoy the full protections of the Military Lending Act.

A joint fraud advisory from the CFPB and VA on how to avoid common VA home loan scams.

Learn how Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) products work, and important details to help you decide whether or not to use them for purchases.

July is Military Consumer Month, and we are partnering with the FTC and DoD throughout the month to spotlight key financial issues impacting the military community.

Today, we’re releasing our eighth annual report highlighting the activities of the Office of Servicemember Affairs as well as complaints and emerging issues facing the military community in the financial marketplace.

This blog highlights resources that servicemembers, military families and educators can use to teach children, teens, and young adults how to manage money.

Military families face unique financial challenges, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. The new Your Money, Your Goals military guide provides resources to help military families overcome these challenges and improve their financial well-being.

CFPB’s Section for Students and Young Consumers released new podcast episodes. Subscribe today.

GI Bill education benefits are not unlimited, so make sure you have a plan to use them wisely. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ GI Bill Comparison Tool, the Department of Education’s College Scorecard website, and the CFPB’s Your Financial Path to Graduation Tool can help.

The CFPB honors and supports the military community during National Veterans and Military Families Month with new tools and resources.

Military Consumer focuses on all aspects of consumer protection and financial well-being for the military community in July and beyond.

As Consumer Financial Protection Week comes to a close, the CFPB continues to be here for you with resources to explain your rights, options and protections during the coronavirus pandemic.