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Category: Press release CFPB Issues Supervisory Compliance Bulletin
Category: Press release CFPB Announces New Additions to Senior Leadership
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase for Illegal Mortgage Kickbacks
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Minor Changes to “Know Before You Owe” Mortgage Rules
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Safe Student Account Scorecard
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Nearly Half of Borrowers Do Not Shop for a Mortgage
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Loopholes In Military Lending Act Rules Rack Up Costs For Servicemembers
Category: Press release CFPB and States Take Action Against Freedom Stores for Illegal Debt Collection Practices Against Servicemembers
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Texas Company for Sham Credit Card
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Sprint for Cramming Consumers with Unauthorized Third-Party Charges
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Continued Decline in College Credit Card Agreements
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot On Consumer Saving
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to End Student “Debt Relief” Scams
Category: Press release CFPB Spotlights Concerns with Medical Debt Collection and Reporting
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Debt-Settlement Firm
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Statement on Department of Defense’s Military Allotment System Reforms to Protect Servicemembers
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Expanded Foreclosure Protections
Category: Press release CFPB Takes First Action Against ‘Buy-Here, Pay-Here’ Auto Dealer
Category: Press release CFPB Provides Guidance to Help Lenders Avoid Discrimination Against Consumers Receiving Disability Income
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Franklin Loan Corporation for Steering Consumers into Costlier Mortgages
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Products
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Debt Collection Tops Older Consumer Complaints
Category: Press release FFIEC Releases Cybersecurity Assessment Observations, Recommends Participation in Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center
Category: Press release CFPB Supervision Report Highlights Risky Practices in Student Loan Servicing
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Minor Changes to Mortgage Rules to Ensure Access to Credit
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Rule to Promote More Effective Privacy Disclosures
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Distressed Private Student Loan Borrowers Driven Into Default
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against M&T Bank for Deceptively Advertising Free Checking
Category: Press release FDIC and CFPB Collaborate to Develop a Spanish-Language Tool for Older Adults to Prevent Financial Exploitation
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot on Tax-Time Saving
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Kickback Agreements
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Majority of Manufactured-Housing Borrowers Have Expensive Loans
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Flagstar Bank for Violating New Mortgage Servicing Rules
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Statement on Department of Defense Proposal to Amend Military Lending Act Rule
Category: Press release CFPB Orders U.S. Bank to Pay $48 Million Refund to Consumers Illegally Billed for Services Not Received
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot
Category: Press release Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Announces Availability of 2013 Data on Mortgage Lending
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes New Federal Oversight of Nonbank Auto Finance Companies
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Online Payday Lender for Cash-Grab Scam
Category: Press release CFPB Sues For-Profit Corinthian Colleges for Predatory Lending Scheme
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Rule to Oversee Larger Nonbank International Money Transfer Providers
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Increases in Dollar Thresholds in Regulations Z and M for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Credit Card Companies Against Deceptively Marketing Promotional Offers
Category: Press release CFPB Announces New Senior Leaders and Advisory Board and Council Members
Category: Press release CFPB Publishes Report to Promote Financial Wellness in the Workplace
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Global Client Solutions for Processing Illegal Debt-Settlement Fees
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Revisions to Rule Protecting Consumers Sending Money Internationally
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Mortgage EClosing Pilot Participants
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Auto Finance Company for Distorting Borrower Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Bulletin to Prevent Runarounds in Mortgage Servicing Transfers
Category: Press release CFPB Shuts Down USA Discounters’ Servicemember Fee Scam
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Amerisave To Pay $19.3 Million For Bait-And-Switch Mortgage Scheme
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Consumers About Bitcoin
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Small Debit Purchases Lead to Expensive Overdraft Charges
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Nationwide Effort to Provide Financial Education and Tools to Low-Income Consumers
Category: Press release CFPB and 13 State Attorneys General Obtain About $92 Million in Debt Relief for Servicemembers Harmed by Predatory Lending Scheme
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rule to Improve Information About Access to Credit in the Mortgage Market
Category: Press release CFPB, FTC and States Announce Sweep Against Foreclosure Relief Scammers
Category: Press release CFPB Begins Accepting Consumer Complaints on Prepaid Cards and Additional Nonbank Products
Category: Press release CFPB Proposal Would Give Consumers the Opportunity to Publicly Voice Complaints About Financial Companies
Category: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Guidance Regarding Brokers Shifting To “Mini-Correspondent” Model
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against ACE Cash Express for Pushing Payday Borrowers Into Cycle of Debt
Category: Press release CFPB Clarifies Mortgage Lending Rules to Assist Surviving Family Members
Category: Press release CFPB Helps Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities Protect Seniors from Financial Abuse
Category: Press release CFPB Orders GE Capital to Pay $225 Million in Consumer Relief for Deceptive and Discriminatory Credit Card Practices
Category: Press release CFPB, Federal Partners, and State Attorneys General File Order Requiring SunTrust to Provide $540 Million in Relief to Homeowners for Servicing Wrongs
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Illegal Mortgage Referrals
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Inquiry Into Mobile Financial Services
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against RealtySouth for Mortgage Disclosure Violations
Category: Press release CFPB Supervision Report Highlights Risky Practices In Nonbank Markets
Category: Press release CFPB Study Finds Medical Debt Overly Penalizes Consumer Credit Scores
Category: Press release CFPB Spotlights Mortgage Debt Challenges Faced By Older Americans
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rule to Promote More Effective Privacy Disclosures
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Tools To Protect Foster Care Children From Credit Reporting Problems
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Minor Changes to Mortgage Rules to Ensure Access to Credit
Category: Press release Statement of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on BMO Harris Auto Lending Policy
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Pain Points for Consumers in Mortgage Closing Process
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Private Student Loan Borrowers Face “Auto-Default” When Co-Signer Dies or Goes Bankrupt
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Revision to Rule Protecting Consumers Sending Money Internationally
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Bank Of America To Pay $727 Million In Consumer Relief For Illegal Credit Card Practices
Category: Press release CFPB Report Shows Complaints Rose 80 Percent in 2013
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Four Out Of Five Payday Loans Are Rolled Over Or Renewed
Category: Press release Agencies Issue Proposed Rule on Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies
Category: Press release Consumers Report Being Hounded About Debts Not Owed
Category: Press release CFPB Names Key Senior Positions
Category: Press release CFPB Recovers More Than $1 Million for Servicemembers, Veterans, and their Families
Category: Press release CFPB Calls on Top Credit Card Companies to Make Credit Scores Available to Consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Sues For-Profit College Chain ITT For Predatory Lending
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Lender for Illegal Payments
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Steps to Improve Information About Access to Credit in the Mortgage Market
Category: Press release CFPB Commends HUD’s Action to Improve Mortgage Closing Process
Category: Press release CFPB Supervision Report Highlights Mortgage Servicing Problems In 2013
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against PHH Corporation for Mortgage Insurance Kickbacks
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Consumer Advisory on Industry’s Data Breach
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rule to Oversee Larger Nonbank International Money Transfer Providers
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Kickbacks
Category: Press release CFPB Seeks Advisory Board and Council Applications
Category: Press release CFPB Releases New Mortgage Rule Resources for Consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Increase in Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Escrow Account Asset-Size Threshold