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Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the White House Conference on Aging
Category: Blog Sound off on student loan servicing
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Don’t be misled by reverse mortgage advertising
Category: Report A closer look at reverse mortgage advertisements and consumer risks
Category: Blog Planning for financial decisions as you age
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Your benefits are protected from garnishment
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Obtain $120 Million in Redress from Sprint and Verizon for Illegal Mobile Cramming
Category: Blog Sprint and Verizon will refund $120 million to consumers harmed by illegal billing practices
Category: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Nationwide Biweekly for Luring Consumers with False Promises of Mortgage Savings
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum
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 and Navajo Nation Take Action to Stop an Illegal Tax-Refund Scheme
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 Takes Action Against “Bad Check” Debt Collector
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: 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 Takes Action to End Student “Debt Relief” Scams
Category: Blog Food for thought at your Thanksgiving table
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Franklin Loan Corporation for Steering Consumers into Costlier Mortgages
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 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 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 Warns Credit Card Companies Against Deceptively Marketing Promotional Offers
Category: Blog Working together to protect student veterans
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Global Client Solutions for Processing Illegal Debt-Settlement Fees
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Auto Finance Company for Distorting Borrower Credit Reports
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: Report 2014 Financial literacy annual report
Category: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill
Category: Press release CFPB Helps Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities Protect Seniors from Financial Abuse
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: Blog Three things to keep your retirement plan on track
Category: Report Snapshot of older consumers and mortgage debt
Category: Press release CFPB Spotlights Mortgage Debt Challenges Faced By Older Americans
Category: Blog What sunshine for student financial products can show us
Category: Blog What’s the deal with health care credit cards? Four things you should know
Category: Blog We asked about your student loans and you answered
Category: Blog Know your financial adviser
Category: Speech Director Richard Cordray Remarks on Release of Managing Someone Else’s Money Guides
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Guides For Managing Someone Else’s Money
Category: Press release Nora Dowd Eisenhower Remarks on Release of Managing Someone Else’s Money Guides
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Meracord for Processing Illegal Debt-Settlement Fees
Category: Press release Federal Regulators Issue Guidance on Reporting Financial Abuse of Older Adults
Category: Speech Director Cordray Remarks at the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Press Call
Category: Speech Nora Dowd Eisenhower Remarks at Press Call on GLBA Interagency Guidance
Category: Blog Meet Nora
Category: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Morgan Drexen for Charging Illegal Fees and Deceiving Consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Auto Lenders to Refund Approximately $6.5 Million to Servicemembers
Category: Blog Dads have money lessons to share too
Category: Speech Gail Hillebrand Remarks at the Release of Money Smart for Older Adults
Category: Blog Spotlight on scams that target older adults
Category: Press release FDIC and CFPB Collaborate to Develop a Tool for Older Adults to Prevent Financial Exploitation
Category: Speech Director Cordray on Money Smart for Older Adults
Category: Blog Unleash the power of age
Category: Testimony The CFPB Testifies Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Category: Blog Twitter: Let’s talk about #SeniorMoney
Category: Speech Hubert Humphrey’s Remarks for Release of the Senior Designations for Financial Advisers Report and Recommendations
Category: Speech Press Call on Senior Certification Report
Category: Report Senior Designations for Financial Advisers
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Problems Older Americans Have With Confusing Financial Advising Industry
Category: Blog My next chapter: focusing on the work we do with others
Category: Testimony Director Richard Cordray Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Category: Blog Recognizing elder financial abuse
Category: Blog Overcoming the challenges of recognizing elder financial abuse
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray at a Consumer Advisory Board meeting
Category: Press release CFPB Halts Alleged Nationwide Mortgage Loan Modification Scams
Category: Blog Buyer beware – Potentially deceptive mortgage ads are targeting veterans and older Americans
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Companies Against Misleading Consumers with False Mortgage Advertisements
Category: Blog Setting our targets on elder financial abuse
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of Hubert H. “Skip” Humphrey III Before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Category: Press release CFPB Orders American Express to Pay $85 Million Refund to Consumers Harmed by Illegal Credit Card Practices
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 Meet Greg from Michigan
Category: Press release CFPB Probe into Capital One Credit Card Marketing Results in $140 Million Consumer Refund
Category: Blog How to stop mystery credit card fees
Category: Blog Working together to empower consumers
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray on Reverse Mortgages Study
Category: Report Reverse Mortgages Report
Category: Blog Notice about possible debt consolidation scam
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and prudential regulators issue joint guidance to address mortgage servicer practices that impact servicemembers
Category: Speech Remarks by Richard Cordray at World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event
Category: Blog Protecting Older Americans from financial abuse
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Inquiry on Elder Financial Abuse
Category: Blog Something Good in Memphis
Category: Blog Utah: A Leader in Protecting Seniors from Exploitation
Category: Blog Illinois: Working hard to protect seniors
Category: Press release Federal and State Officials Announce New Law Enforcement Partnership to Protect Military Community
Category: Testimony Testimony of Richard Cordray before the Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs
Category: Speech Remarks by Richard Cordray at The Brookings Institution
Category: Op-ed Older Americans Need to be Armed Against Financial Fraud
Category: Blog Lessons from the road