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Category: Press release CFPB, 47 States and D.C. Take Action Against JPMorgan Chase for Selling Bad Credit Card Debt and Robo-Signing Court Documents
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the JPMorgan Chase Debt Collection Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Blog We’re ordering JP Morgan Chase to refund $50 million and stop collecting on 528,000 accounts
Category: Blog Applying for a mortgage can be complicated: Navid’s story
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Two-Month Extension of Know Before You Owe Mortgage Rule
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2015
Category: Press release Statement by CFPB Director Richard Cordray on Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule
Category: Press release CFPB to Oversee Nonbank Auto Finance Companies
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Guarantee Mortgage For Loan Originator Compensation Violations
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Reverse Mortgage Advertising Press Call
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Don’t be misled by reverse mortgage advertising
Category: Press release CFPB Director Cordray Issues Decision in PHH Administrative Enforcement Action
Category: Press release CFPB Study Finds Reverse Mortgage Advertisements Can Create False Impressions
Category: Press release CFPB Orders RPM Mortgage to Pay $19 Million for Steering Consumers Into Costlier Mortgages
Category: Blog Know Before You Owe: You’ll get 3 days to review your mortgage closing documents
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for the Summer Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Omaha, Neb.
Category: Press release CFPB and Florida Attorney General Obtain $27.7 Million Judgment Against Foreclosure Relief Scam Companies
Category: Press release CFPB and Department of Justice Take Action Against Provident Funding Associates for Discriminatory Mortgage Pricing
Category: Blog Spring 2015 rulemaking agenda
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Realtors
Category: Blog Income from the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program shouldn’t mean you don’t qualify for a mortgage
Category: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Nationwide Biweekly for Luring Consumers with False Promises of Mortgage Savings
Category: Press release Agencies Issue Final Rule on Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies
Category: Press release CFPB and State of Maryland Take Action Against “Pay-To-Play” Mortgage Kickback Scheme
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2014
Category: Press release CFPB Fines Regions Bank $7.5 Million for Unlawful Overdraft Practices
Category: Blog You’ve got options when it comes to overdraft
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Enforcement Director Cara Petersen on the Regions Bank Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB and Federal Trade Commission Take Action Against Green Tree Servicing for Mistreating Borrowers Trying to Save Their Homes
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Lender for Deceptive Advertising
Category: Blog The VA doesn’t send you mortgage ads
Category: Blog We’re suing a robo-call debt collector
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Participants in Robo-Call Phantom Debt Collection Operation
Category: Press release CFPB Announces New ‘Know Before You Owe’ Mortgage Shopping Toolkit
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against “Bad Check” Debt Collector
Category: Blog Explainer: How small businesses play a role in the rulemaking process
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Field Hearing on Payday Lending
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2015
Category: Blog Live from Richmond!
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Winter 2015
Category: Blog Save the date, Richmond!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes at The Exchequer Club
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Companies For Misrepresenting U.S. Government Affiliation
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against NewDay Financial for Deceptive Mortgage Advertising and Kickbacks
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustration Around Reverse Mortgages
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Proposal To Facilitate Access To Credit In Rural And Underserved Areas
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: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Operation HOPE
Category: Blog 5 reasons to check out our Owning a Home tools now
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Brookings Institution
Category: Report Consumers’ Mortgage Shopping Experience
Category: Blog Nearly half of mortgage borrowers don’t shop around when they buy a home
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Nearly Half of Borrowers Do Not Shop for a Mortgage
Category: Blog Are unpaid debts a military career-killer?
Category: Press release CFPB and States Take Action Against Freedom Stores for Illegal Debt Collection Practices Against Servicemembers
Category: Blog Freedom Stores to provide over $2.5 million in refunds and penalties
Category: Blog Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Category: Blog Evaluating ways to promote regular saving habits among prepaid card users
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot On Consumer Saving
Category: Blog Live from Oklahoma City!
Category: Blog Seven ways to keep medical debt in check
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to End Student “Debt Relief” Scams
Category: Report Consumer credit reports: A study of medical and non-medical collections
Category: Blog Here’s how medical debt hurts your credit report
Category: Blog Save the date, Oklahoma City!
Category: Blog Fall 2014 rulemaking agenda
Category: Blog Proposed changes to our Mortgage Servicing Rules: New protections for surviving family members and other homeowners
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at The Clearing House
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Expanded Foreclosure Protections
Category: Press release CFPB Takes First Action Against ‘Buy-Here, Pay-Here’ Auto Dealer
Category: Blog Social Security disability income shouldn’t mean you don’t qualify for a mortgage
Category: Press release CFPB Provides Guidance to Help Lenders Avoid Discrimination Against Consumers Receiving Disability Income
Category: Report Study of Prepaid Account Agreements
Category: Report Summary of Findings: Design and Testing of Prepaid Card Fee Disclosures
Category: Blog Prepaid products: New disclosures to help you compare options
Category: Blog Live from Wilmington!
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Franklin Loan Corporation for Steering Consumers into Costlier Mortgages
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Prepaid Products Field Hearing
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Products
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Debt Collection Tops Older Consumer Complaints
Category: Report A snapshot of debt collection complaints submitted by older consumers
Category: Blog Save the date, Wilmington, DE!
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2014
Category: Blog Final lists of rural and rural or underserved counties for use in 2015
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at University of Michigan Law School
Category: Blog Live from Long Beach!
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: Blog Know Before You Owe: Proposed updates to TILA-RESPA final rule
Category: Blog Save the date, Long Beach!
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Office of Research Publication Manufactured-housing consumer finance in the U.S.
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Kickback Agreements
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Majority of Manufactured-Housing Borrowers Have Expensive Loans
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Flagstar Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Flagstar Bank for Violating New Mortgage Servicing Rules
Category: Blog We can help you fight improper actions by debt collectors: Venida’s story
Category: Blog Updated mortgage data available