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Category: Report Advancing K-12 financial education: A guide for policymakers
Category: Report 2014 Consumer Response annual report
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against “Bad Check” Debt Collector
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Policy to Give Consumers the Opportunity to Voice Publicly Complaints About Financial Companies
Category: Blog Your complaint is more than data—it’s your story
Category: Blog Here’s why you should open a savings account for your kids
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Winter 2015
Category: Blog Getting young people on the path to financial success
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, DC
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission Meeting
Category: Blog You’ve got goals for your life—and some of them take money to achieve
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Press release CFPB Reports That More Than 50 Million Credit Card Consumers Have Access to Free Credit Scores
Category: Report Consumer voices on credit reports and scores
Category: Blog No-sweat ways to help kids start out strong, financially
Category: Report Snapshot of reverse mortgage complaints December 2011 – 2014
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustration Around Reverse Mortgages
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Shut Down Sham Credit Card
Category: Blog More momentum for promoting tools for social services programs
Category: Blog Seeking answers for struggling student loan borrowers
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Financial Services Roundtable Event on Financial Education
Category: Report Financial well-being: The goal of financial education
Category: Op-ed What we really need to be better off financially
Category: Blog 4 elements define personal financial well-being
Category: Blog 5 reasons to check out our Owning a Home tools now
Category: Blog Are unpaid debts a military career-killer?
Category: Blog A New Year’s resolution to conquer your student debt
Category: Blog Tax season is here
Category: Blog The holidays give you an opportunity to show your kids how money works
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: Blog Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Project Catalyst Research Pilot On Consumer Saving
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Student loan debt relief companies may cost you thousands of dollars and drive you further into debt
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: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Columbus Metropolitan Library
Category: Blog Food for thought at your Thanksgiving table
Category: Blog Social Security disability income shouldn’t mean you don’t qualify for a mortgage
Category: Blog Veterans: Take advantage of student loan forgiveness, but don’t let it damage your credit
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 Bank On 2.0 Conference
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission Meeting
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: Press release FFIEC Releases Cybersecurity Assessment Observations, Recommends Participation in Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2014
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at University of Michigan Law School
Category: Blog Helping more consumers use our services in other languages
Category: Speech CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s Prepared Lecture on Economic Rights as Civil Rights at Michigan State University
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against M&T Bank for Deceptively Advertising Free Checking
Category: Blog Forum on access to checking accounts
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Forum on Access to Checking Accounts
Category: Press release FDIC and CFPB Collaborate to Develop a Spanish-Language Tool for Older Adults to Prevent Financial Exploitation
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the President’s Advisory Council
Category: Blog Encontrando la ayuda que necesitas, en el idioma que entiendes – La historia de Higinio
Category: Blog Getting the help you need, in the language you understand – Higinio’s story
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development
Category: Blog We can help you fight improper actions by debt collectors: Venida’s story
Category: Blog Updated mortgage data available
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Online Payday Lender for Cash-Grab Scam
Category: Blog National City Bank settlement administrator will contact eligible borrowers soon
Category: Blog Special notice for Corinthian students
Category: Press release CFPB Sues For-Profit Corinthian Colleges for Predatory Lending Scheme
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a forum on access to checking accounts
Category: Blog Reminder for steps you can take if you think your credit or debit card data was hacked
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Credit Card Companies Against Deceptively Marketing Promotional Offers
Category: Blog Working together to protect student veterans
Category: Report Financial wellness at work
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: Report Building financial capability in youth employment programs
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Auto Finance Company for Distorting Borrower Credit Reports
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Association of Military Banks of America
Category: Blog A new school year, a new resource for parents and kids
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: Checking account overdraft
Category: Blog Your Money, Your Goals: Financial empowerment tools for social services
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of CFPB Director Richard Cordray Before the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Nationwide Effort to Provide Financial Education and Tools to Low-Income Consumers
Category: Blog We’ve extended the comment period for our complaint narrative policy
Category: Blog Closing the book on Colfax
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Don’t fall for a foreclosure relief scam or bogus legal help
Category: Blog Helping build financial capability across America
Category: Blog Three years of standing up for consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Begins Accepting Consumer Complaints on Prepaid Cards and Additional Nonbank Products
Category: Report 2014 Financial literacy annual report
Category: Blog Everyone has a story—what’s yours?
Category: Blog Live from El Paso!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Response Field Hearing
Category: Press release CFPB Proposal Would Give Consumers the Opportunity to Publicly Voice Complaints About Financial Companies
Category: Report Consumer Response: A snapshot of complaints received
Category: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill
Category: Blog Save the date, El Paso!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the U.S. Programme for International Student Assessment Financial Literacy Data Release
Category: Blog We’re training housing counselors on the new mortgage servicing rules
Category: Office of Research Publication Report on the use of remittance histories in credit scoring