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Category: Press release Agencies Issue Final Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Press release CFPB Issuing Rules to Prevent Loan Originators from Steering Consumers into Risky Mortgages
Category: Blog New rules, fewer runarounds for mortgage borrowers
Category: Press release CFPB Rules Establish Strong Protections for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Rule to Protect Consumers from Irresponsible Mortgage Lending
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Rules to Strengthen Protections for High-Cost Mortgages
Category: Blog Assuring consumers have access to mortgages they can trust
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Increase in Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Asset-Size Exemption Threshold
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Revisions to Rule Protecting Consumers Sending Money Internationally
Category: Press release CFPB and State Partners Obtain Refunds for Consumers Charged Illegal Debt-Relief Fees
Category: Blog A joint enforcement action with states to stop illegal advance fees
Category: Blog Realigning our supervision work
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes to Allow Companies to Run Trial Disclosure Programs
Category: Press release CFPB Halts Alleged Nationwide Mortgage Loan Modification Scams
Category: Report Fair Lending Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Category: Blog Fulfilling our fair lending mandate
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Justice Department pledge to work together to protect consumers from credit discrimination
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues warning to nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Increases in Dollar Thresholds in Regulation Z and M for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Companies Against Misleading Consumers with False Mortgage Advertisements
Category: Press release Federal Housing Finance Agency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Partner on Development of National Mortgage Database
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2012
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Problems in Market Discovered Through Supervisory Actions
Category: Op-ed Financially Empowering Stay-at-Home Partners
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Making it Easier for Stay-at-Home Spouses and Partners to Get Credit Cards
Category: Blog Remittance Rule Session
Category: Blog Order: American Express is responsible for compensating customers for illegal practices
Category: Speech Remarks by Kent Markus in an American Express Enforcement Action Press Phone Call
Category: Blog Consumers expect, and deserve, that companies follow the rules
Category: Press release CFPB Orders American Express to Pay $85 Million Refund to Consumers Harmed by Illegal Credit Card Practices
Category: Blog Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) examination procedures
Category: Blog Working to help industry understand and comply with the new remittance rule: Countries list and webinar
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray on the Press Call on FDIC and CFPB Joint Enforcement Action
Category: Press release Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Order Discover to Pay $200 Million Consumer Refund for Deceptive Marketing
Category: Blog Enforcing consumer protections by gathering information for investigations
Category: Press release Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Announces Availability of 2011 Data on Mortgage Lending
Category: Blog More time for comments on proposed changes to the definition of the finance charge
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rules to Bring Greater Accountability to Mortgage Market
Category: Press release Agencies Issue Proposed Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Risk Mortgages
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rule to Improve Consumer Access to Appraisal Reports
Category: Blog Your chance to weigh in on mortgage servicing
Category: Report Final Report of the Small Business Review Panel on CFPB’s Proposals Under Consideration for Mortgage Servicing Rulemaking
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Rules to Protect Mortgage Borrowers
Category: Press release CFPB Makes International Money Transfers Easier for Certain Financial Institutions
Category: Blog Foreclosure help is free, and scams are expensive
Category: Blog Explainer: Why did it take 1,099 pages to propose a three-page mortgage disclosure?
Category: Office of Research Publication Private Student Loans Report
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray on CFPB Enforcement Action
Category: Blog How will the Capital One order handle refunds?
Category: Press release CFPB Probe into Capital One Credit Card Marketing Results in $140 Million Consumer Refund
Category: Blog Live from Detroit, MI!
Category: Blog CFPB’s rulemaking agenda
Category: Blog Small business review panel for residential mortgage loan origination standards rulemaking
Category: Blog Know Before You Owe: Introducing our proposed mortgage disclosure forms
Category: Blog Know Before You Owe: How we learned to build a better mortgage disclosure
Category: Blog Working together to empower consumers
Category: Blog Preparing for new mortgage disclosures: A look back at Know Before You Owe
Category: Press release CFPB Adopts Rule for the Protection of Privileged Information
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and prudential regulators issue joint guidance to address mortgage servicer practices that impact servicemembers
Category: Blog New rules governing the CFPB’s enforcement work
Category: Press release Agencies Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Supervisory Coordination
Category: Press release CFPB Seeks Further Comment on Ability-to-Repay Mortgage Rule
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes Procedural Rule on Supervising Nonbanks that Pose Risks to Consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Considers Rules on Prepaid Cards
Category: Press release CFPB Considers Rules to Simplify Mortgage Points and Fees
Category: Blog Continuing our promise of diversity
Category: Blog Fair Notice on Fair Lending
Category: Press release CFPB to Pursue Discriminatory Lenders
Category: Press release CFPB Seeks Public Comment on Amendment to Credit Card Act Rule
Category: Blog What the proposed mortgage servicing rules could mean for you
Category: Press release CFPB Outlines Borrower-Friendly Approach to Mortgage Servicing
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau files amicus brief in truth in lending case
Category: Blog Remittance transfer rule: A personal perspective
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes rule for the protection of privileged information
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Inquiry into Overdraft Practices
Category: Blog We want to make it easier for you to submit comments on streamlining regulations
Category: Blog Making a difference in the lives of immigrants and others who send money abroad
Category: Press release CFPB Director Richard Cordray Statement on the Mortgage Servicing Settlement
Category: Press release Federal and State Officials Announce New Law Enforcement Partnership to Protect Military Community
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission pledge to work together to protect consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Adopts Rule to Protect Consumers Sending Money Internationally
Category: Blog Getting a complete picture of the payday market
Category: Press release CFPB Examines Payday Lending
Category: Blog Hearing your stories on payday lending
Category: Blog Fulfilling our commitment to diversity
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Mortgage Origination Examination Procedures
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Nonbank Supervision Program
Category: Blog The CFPB launches its nonbank supervision program
Category: Blog The CFPB wants you to blow the whistle on lawbreakers
Category: Press release CFPB Begins Taking Whistleblower Tips
Category: Blog Addressing credit discrimination
Category: Press release Agencies Issue Statement to Clarify Supervisory and Enforcement Responsibilities For Federal Consumer Financial Laws
Category: Press release CFPB Plans to Provide Early Warning of Possible Enforcement Actions
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Outlines Mortgage Servicing Examination Strategy
Category: Blog A Guide to CFPB’s Supervision
Category: Press release Raj Date Statement on the Importance of Checking Account Transparency
Category: Testimony Testimony of Richard Cordray Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Category: Blog Promoting openness in CFPB rulemaking
Category: Blog Coordinating Consumer Complaints
Category: Testimony Testimony of Dan Sokolov Before the House Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations