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Category: Press release CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Mortgage Complaints
Category: Report Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 2
Category: Press release CFPB Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Category: Blog This month’s Complaint Report: Credit reporting issues
Category: Press release CFPB and New York Department of Financial Services Sue Pension Advance Companies for Deceiving Consumers About Loan Costs
Category: Blog Live from Springfield, Va.: Managing Someone Else’s Money
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at Managing Someone Else’s Money Event
Category: Blog Save the date, Springfield!
Category: Report Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 1
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Its First-Ever Monthly Complaint Snapshot to Spotlight Consumer Trends
Category: Blog Removing an outdated bankruptcy from a credit report: Jorge’s story
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the White House Conference on Aging
Category: Report Overseas & Underserved: Student loan servicing and the cost to our men and women in uniform
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 Publishes Over 7,700 Consumer Complaint Narratives About Financial Companies
Category: Report 2015 Mid-Year Update on Student Loan Complaints
Category: Blog Sound off on student loan servicing
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Reverse Mortgage Advertising Press Call
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Don’t be misled by reverse mortgage advertising
Category: Press release CFPB Study Finds Reverse Mortgage Advertisements Can Create False Impressions
Category: Report A closer look at reverse mortgage advertisements and consumer risks
Category: Blog Planning for financial decisions as you age
Category: Blog Fact-check your specialty consumer report
Category: Blog Tell us about your student debt stress
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: Press release CFPB and State of Maryland Take Action Against “Pay-To-Play” Mortgage Kickback Scheme
Category: Report Complaints Received from Servicemembers, Veterans, and Their Families 2011-2014
Category: Blog Here’s what we’re hearing from Servicemembers and their families
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: Report 2014 Consumer Response annual report
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: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Report Snapshot of reverse mortgage complaints December 2011 – 2014
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustration Around Reverse Mortgages
Category: Blog Seeking answers for struggling student loan borrowers
Category: Blog Are unpaid debts a military career-killer?
Category: Blog A New Year’s resolution to conquer your student debt
Category: Blog Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Student loan debt relief companies may cost you thousands of dollars and drive you further into debt
Category: Report Consumer credit reports: A study of medical and non-medical collections
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 Report Finds Debt Collection Tops Older Consumer Complaints
Category: Report A snapshot of debt collection complaints submitted by older consumers
Category: Press release FDIC and CFPB Collaborate to Develop a Spanish-Language Tool for Older Adults to Prevent Financial Exploitation
Category: Blog We can help you fight improper actions by debt collectors: Venida’s story
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
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 Working together to protect student veterans
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of CFPB Director Richard Cordray Before the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
Category: Blog We’ve extended the comment period for our complaint narrative policy
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: Blog Save the date, El Paso!
Category: Blog We’re training housing counselors on the new mortgage servicing rules
Category: Blog We participated in the National Day of Civic Hacking (again)
Category: Press release CFPB Helps Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities Protect Seniors from Financial Abuse
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: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes at the Consumer Bankers Association
Category: Press release CFPB Report Shows Complaints Rose 80 Percent in 2013
Category: Report 2013 Consumer Response annual report
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act annual report
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of State Treasurers
Category: Press release CFPB Recovers More Than $1 Million for Servicemembers, Veterans, and their Families
Category: Report Complaints received from servicemembers, veterans, and their families
Category: Blog Behind the numbers: Servicemember complaints
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Deputy Director Antonakes at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2014 Banking Outlook Conference
Category: Report Credit reporting complaint snapshot
Category: Press release CFPB Calls on Top Credit Card Companies to Make Credit Scores Available to Consumers
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Blog We’ve heard more than 300,000 complaints. Should we hear from you?
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 New feedback system for GI Bill and Tuition Assistance recipients
Category: Blog Servicemembers, you have new mortgage protections in 2014
Category: Blog Helping student loan borrowers stay afloat
Category: Press release The CFPB and City of Columbus Team Up to Help Local Consumers with Questions and Complaints
Category: Blog Know your financial adviser
Category: Blog You can submit a payday loan complaint
Category: Blog Your chance to weigh in on debt collection practices
Category: Blog What military families should know about payday loans
Category: Press release CFPB Begins Accepting Payday Loan Complaints
Category: Press release CFPB and St. Louis Team Up to Help Local Consumers with Questions and Complaints
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