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Category: Press release CFPB Considers Proposal to Ban Arbitration Clauses that Allow Companies to Avoid Accountability to Their Customers
Category: Blog Live from Denver!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Arbitration Field Hearing
Category: Blog New proposal to ban companies from using arbitration clauses as a free pass to avoid accountability
Category: Blog Save the date, Denver!
Category: Blog When you make student loan payments on an income-driven plan, you might be in for a payment shock
Category: Blog Three things to do before closing: What we learned from studying eClosing
Category: Blog Removing an outdated bankruptcy from a credit report: Jorge’s story
Category: Blog It’s not too late to share your #studentdebtstress story
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Servicemembers Continue To Face Roadblocks From Student Loan Servicers
Category: Blog Today we begin to share the story of your complaints
Category: Blog Applying for a mortgage can be complicated: Navid’s story
Category: Press release CFPB Finds 90 Percent of Private Student Loan Borrowers Who Applied for Co-Signer Release Were Rejected
Category: Blog Sound off on student loan servicing
Category: Blog Spring 2015 rulemaking agenda
Category: Blog Live from Milwaukee!
Category: Blog Tell us about your student debt stress
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Academic Research Council
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: Credit invisibles
Category: Blog We’re making progress toward ensuring fair access to credit
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of David Silberman Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
Category: Blog Register for our research conference on consumer finance
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for an Academic Research Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Blog Live from Richmond!
Category: Blog Your complaint is more than data—it’s your story
Category: Blog Save the date, Richmond!
Category: Blog Live from Newark!
Category: Blog We took a look at arbitration agreements and here’s what we found
Category: Press release CFPB Study Finds That Arbitration Agreements Limit Relief for Consumers
Category: Report Arbitration Study: Report to Congress 2015
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Arbitration Field Hearing
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, DC
Category: Blog Save the date, Newark!
Category: Report Consumer voices on credit reports and scores
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for the Winter 2015 Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Washington, DC
Category: Report Financial well-being: The goal of financial education
Category: Op-ed What we really need to be better off financially
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: Press release CFPB Report Finds Loopholes In Military Lending Act Rules Rack Up Costs For 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 CFPB Spotlights Concerns with Medical Debt Collection and Reporting
Category: Blog Save the date and call for research papers
Category: Blog Save the date, Oklahoma City!
Category: Report Study of Prepaid Account Agreements
Category: Report Summary of Findings: Design and Testing of Prepaid Card Fee Disclosures
Category: Blog Save the date, Wilmington, DE!
Category: Press release CFPB Report Finds Distressed Private Student Loan Borrowers Driven Into Default
Category: Blog Promoting saving at tax time
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
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: Press release CFPB Finds Majority of Manufactured-Housing Borrowers Have Expensive Loans
Category: Blog New Project Catalyst research pilot to study early intervention credit counseling
Category: Blog We can help you fight improper actions by debt collectors: Venida’s story
Category: Blog Updated mortgage data available
Category: Blog Live from Indianapolis!
Category: Blog Protecting servicemembers from predatory auto loans: Harry and Ari’s story
Category: Blog Disputing debt you never owed: William’s story
Category: Blog Student loan debt doesn’t have to be scary: Leah’s story
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: Checking account overdraft
Category: Blog Everyone has a story—what’s yours?
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against ACE Cash Express for Pushing Payday Borrowers Into Cycle of Debt
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of Rohit Chopra before the Committee on the Budget
Category: Press release CFPB Study Finds Medical Debt Overly Penalizes Consumer Credit Scores
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Medical Debt Study Press Call
Category: Blog Our Board and Council meetings are changing
Category: Blog Two new members for our Academic Research Council
Category: Blog Explainer: Federal student loan interest rates to jump
Category: Office of Research Publication CFPB data point: Payday lending
Category: Speech Director Richard Cordray Remarks at the Payday Field Hearing
Category: Blog Live from Nashville!
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Four Out Of Five Payday Loans Are Rolled Over Or Renewed
Category: Press release Consumers Report Being Hounded About Debts Not Owed
Category: Blog Behind the numbers: Servicemember complaints
Category: Blog Accepting applications for our Academic Research Council
Category: Report Rigorous evaluation of financial capability strategies: Why, when, and how
Category: Blog Accepting applications for our Advisory Board and Councils
Category: Blog It’s closing time: Tell us about your experience closing on a mortgage
Category: Report Arbitration study preliminary results
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Few Consumers File Arbitration Cases
Category: Blog Live from Dallas!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Richard Cordray at the Field Hearing on Arbitration
Category: Blog The second annual report from the CFPB Ombudsman’s Office
Category: Blog Save the date, Dallas, Texas!
Category: Blog Tell us how you tackle your student debt
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding the effects of certain deposit regulations on financial institutions’ operations
Category: Blog We looked at the impact of regulations at financial institutions
Category: Press release The CFPB Finds Financial Education Programs are Significantly Outspent by Financial Marketing
Category: Blog Your chance to weigh in on debt collection practices
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unveils Approach to Financial Education
Category: Press release CFPB Report Raises Concerns About Impact of Overdraft Practices on Consumers
Category: Blog Help us design a consumer survey about mandatory pre-dispute arbitration
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Student Debt as a Roadblock to Opportunity for Consumers
Category: Press release The CFPB Finds Payday and Deposit Advance Loans Can Trap Consumers in Debt
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Problems Older Americans Have With Confusing Financial Advising Industry