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Category: Blog Protección contra el robo de identidad tras el incidente en Equifax
Category: Blog Identity theft protection following the Equifax data breach
Category: Blog A financial toolkit for victims of hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey
Category: Blog Consejos financieros para víctimas de los huracanes María, Irma y Harvey
Category: Press release CFPB Report Warns That Taking Out a Reverse Mortgage Loan Can Be an Expensive Way to Maximize Social Security Benefits
Category: Report Issue Brief: The costs and risks of using a reverse mortgage to delay collecting Social Security
Category: Blog Things to consider before borrowing a reverse mortgage to delay collecting Social Security
Category: Report Building the capacity of tax preparation providers to encourage saving
Category: Report A nationwide look at how student debt impacts older adults
Category: Blog Don’t let marketers tell you how to age in place
Category: Blog Preventing financial exploitation on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Category: Report Consumer insights on managing funds at retirement
Category: Blog The IRS is using private debt collectors. Here’s what you should know.
Category: Press release CFPB Monthly Snapshot Spotlights Complaints from Older Consumers
Category: Blog A snapshot of complaints made by older consumers
Category: Report Monthly Complaint Report, Vol. 23
Category: Report CFPB Financial Well-Being Scale: Scale development technical report
Category: Press release CFPB Warns Student Loan Servicing Problems Can Jeopardize Long-Term Financial Security for Older Borrowers
Category: Report Snapshot of older consumers and student loan debt
Category: Blog Four tips to help older student loan borrowers navigate common problems with their student loans
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Access Funding for Scamming Lead-Paint Poisoning Victims Out of Settlement Money
Category: Report 2016 Financial Literacy Annual Report
Category: Blog How to avoid credit repair service scams
Category: Blog Don’t let malicious mail make off with your money
Category: Blog Be your family’s financial action hero during an emergency
Category: Report Report and Recommendations: Fighting Elder Financial Exploitation through Community Networks
Category: Blog Four ways to support your community’s fight against elder financial exploitation
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Hundreds of Counties Nationwide Fighting Elder Financial Abuse with Community Efforts
Category: Blog Inmigrantes enfrentan desafíos financieros únicos
Category: Blog Immigrants facing unique financial challenges
Category: Blog Guard against fraud and make better financial decisions for Military Consumer Protection Month
Category: Blog 3 things you should consider before co-signing for an auto loan
Category: Blog The changing face of family financial responsibilities
Category: Blog Protecting one’s credit while in the criminal justice system
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Elder Financial Abuse Press Call
Category: Report Recommendations and report for financial institutions on preventing and responding to elder financial exploitation
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Advisory and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing Elder Financial Abuse
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Blog Beware of scams targeting older people during the holidays
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the American Bankers Association Annual Convention
Category: Blog Save the date, Washington, D.C.!
Category: Report 2015 Financial literacy annual report
Category: Blog What’s that chip doing on my credit card?
Category: Blog Servicemembers: Protecting your credit when you’re away from home
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: 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: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum
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: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Student loan debt relief companies may cost you thousands of dollars and drive you further into debt
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 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: Press release CFPB Sues Online Payday Lender for Cash-Grab Scam
Category: Blog Reminder for steps you can take if you think your credit or debit card data was hacked
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 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: Blog How to protect vulnerable children from credit reporting problems
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Tools To Protect Foster Care Children From Credit Reporting Problems
Category: Blog What’s the deal with health care credit cards? Four things you should know
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Consumer Advisory on Industry’s Data Breach
Category: Blog Four steps you can take if you think your credit or debit card data was hacked
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: Blog Trick-or-treating for your money
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: 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