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Category: Office of Research Publication Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends: Recent trends in debt settlement and credit counseling
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Report on Debt Settlements and Credit Counseling
Category: Blog Innovation spotlight: Providing adverse action notices when using AI/ML models
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Proposed Rule on Escrow Exemptions for Certain High-Priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule on Method for Determining Underserved Areas
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Steps to Address GSE Patch
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Steps to Facilitate LIBOR Transition
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action to Help Consumers Receive Relief from Credit Card Issuers
Category: Blog Ang kahalagahan ng patas at pantay na pag-access sa kredito para sa mga minorya at negosyo na pag-aari ng kababaihan
Category: Report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2019
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Outlines Responsibilities of Financial Firms During Pandemic
Category: Office of Research Publication The early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit applications
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Shows Substantial Decline in Credit Applications in March
Category: Blog Protecting consumers and encouraging innovation: 2019 Fair Lending Report to Congress
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2019
Category: Press release CFPB Paves Way for Consumers Facing Financial Emergencies to Obtain Access to Mortgage Credit More Quickly
Category: Blog The importance of fair and equitable access to credit for minority and women-owned businesses
Category: Blog La importancia del acceso justo y equitativo a crédito para pequeñas empresas en manos de minorías y mujeres
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Short-Term Lender for Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices
Category: Report No FEAR Act Annual Report for fiscal year 2019
Category: Press release Federal Agencies Encourage Banks, Savings Associations, and Credit Unions to Offer Responsible Small-Dollar Loans to Consumers and Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Category: Press release Agencies Provide Additional Information to Encourage Financial Institutions to Work with Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
Category: Blog New report explores trends for first-time homebuyers
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Fifth Third Bank, National Association for Allegedly Opening Unauthorized Accounts and Enrolling Consumers in Unauthorized Products and Services
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue No. 21 (Winter 2020)
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Action Against Citizens Bank, N.A.
Category: Blog Small business lending and the Great Recession
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: Small business lending and the Great Recession
Category: Report Annual Report on the TILA, EFTA, and CARD Act
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Assess Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rule
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Interpretitive Rule on Screening and Training Requirements for Mortgage Loan Originators
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds in Regulations Z and M for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
Category: Blog You might have heard that LIBOR is going away. Here’s what you need to know about LIBOR and adjustable-rate loans.
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Research on Tax Time Savings
Category: Office of Research Publication Planning for tax-time savings
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Qualified Mortgage ANPR
Category: Report CFPB Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan Update FY 2019 – FY 2022
Category: Blog A report on the Bureau’s Building a Bridge to Credit Visibility Symposium
Category: Report Building a bridge to credit visibility report
Category: Blog Encouraging innovation in expanding credit access: 2018 Fair Lending Report to Congress
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2018
Category: Press release CFPB To Hold First Symposium On June 25
Category: Report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2018
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Symposia Series
Category: Report No FEAR Act annual report for fiscal year (FY) 2018
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces System for Prepaid Issuers to Submit Account Agreements
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Broker of High-interest Credit Offers
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles Claims with Sterling Jewelers, Inc.
Category: Report 2013 Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Assessment Report
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2017
Category: Blog Promoting fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory access to credit: 2017 Fair Lending Report
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Dollar Thresholds in Regulations Z and M for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
Category: Press release Agencies Announce Threshold for Smaller Loan Exemption from Appraisal Requirements for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans
Category: Speech Toward a 21st century approach to consumer protection
Category: Blog New research report on the geography of credit invisibility
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: The geography of credit invisibility
Category: Blog Save the date for the 'Building a Bridge to Credit Visibility' symposium
Category: Blog What you need to know to get money from the settlement with BancorpSouth Bank for alleged discrimination
Category: Press release Bureau Acting Director Mulvaney Statement on the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
Category: Press release Statement of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection on enactment of S.J. Res. 57
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Finalizes Amendment to "Know Before You Owe" Mortgage Disclosure Rule
Category: Report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2017
Category: Report No FEAR Act annual report for fiscal year 2017
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Final Rule To Help Mortgage Servicers Communicate With Certain Borrowers Facing Bankruptcy
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Changes to Prepaid Accounts Rule
Category: Blog Identification of language preference on the Uniform Residential Loan Application
Category: Blog African-American and Hispanic borrowers harmed by Provident will receive $9 million in compensation
Category: Press release CFPB Amends Rules to Provide Flexibility and Clarity to Certain Mortgage Lenders in Collecting Information
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Summer 2018
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray at the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic
Category: Press release Adjustments Based on Annual Percentage Change in Consumer Price Index
Category: Press release CFPB and American Express Reach Resolution to Address Discriminatory Card Terms in Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories
Category: Blog Building credit at the local level
Category: Press release Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's 46th Annual Convention
Category: Press release CFPB Finalizes Updates to "Know Before You Owe" Mortgage Disclosure
Category: Press release CFPB Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Prepaid Rule
Category: Office of Research Publication CFPB data point: Becoming credit visible
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Study Finds Consumers in Lower-income Areas are More Likely to Become Credit Visible Due to Negative Records
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the People and Places Conference
Category: Blog We are seeking comment on our plan for assessing the ATR/QM rule
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Small Business Lending Field Hearing
Category: Blog Request for information on small business lending
Category: Blog Solicitud de información sobre el mercado de préstamos para pequeñas empresas
Category: Press release CFPB Explores Ways to Assess the Availability of Credit for Small Business
Category: Report Key dimensions of the small business lending landscape
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Report Outlining Strategies for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Mortgage Industry
Category: Blog Safeguarding against credit discrimination: 2016 Fair Lending Report
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Operation HOPE Global Forums Annual Meeting
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2016
Category: Report Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program status report for fiscal year (FY) 2016
Category: Report No FEAR Act annual report for fiscal year 2016
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference
Category: Blog The Consumer Bureau is proposing changes to Regulation B to help mortgage lenders and is looking for your feedback
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Proposal to Provide Flexibility to Certain Mortgage Lenders in Collecting Information
Category: Press release CFPB Fines Experian $3 Million for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores
Category: Blog Using alternative data to evaluate creditworthiness
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the RD Legal Funding Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB and New York Attorney General Sue RD Legal for Scamming 9/11 Heroes Out of Millions of Dollars in Compensation Funds
Category: Press release CFPB Orders TransUnion and Equifax to Pay for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores and Credit Products