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Category: Blog Citibank to refund $700 million to credit card customers for unfair and deceptive practices
Category: Blog The Know Before You Owe mortgage rule will take effect October 3, 2015
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Citibank to Pay $700 Million in Consumer Relief for Illegal Credit Card Practices
Category: Press release CFPB Cautions Military Lenders Against Illegal Military Allotment Practices
Category: Blog Debt settlement company Morgan Drexen is no longer in business: What you should know
Category: Blog Removing an outdated bankruptcy from a credit report: Jorge’s story
Category: Press release CFPB and DOJ Reach Resolution with Honda to Address Discriminatory Auto Loan Pricing
Category: Blog It’s not too late to share your #studentdebtstress story
Category: Press release CFPB, 47 States and D.C. Take Action Against JPMorgan Chase for Selling Bad Credit Card Debt and Robo-Signing Court Documents
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the JPMorgan Chase Debt Collection Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Blog We’re ordering JP Morgan Chase to refund $50 million and stop collecting on 528,000 accounts
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Companies For Unfair Billing Of Credit Card Add-On Products And Services
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 Takes Action Against Medical Debt Collector
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Servicemember Auto Lender for Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics
Category: Blog Un administrador del acuerdo de Ally en breve estará en contacto con prestatarios elegibles
Category: Blog Ally settlement administrator will contact eligible borrowers soon
Category: Press release CFPB to Oversee Nonbank Auto Finance Companies
Category: Blog Sound off on student loan servicing
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Guarantee Mortgage For Loan Originator Compensation Violations
Category: Press release CFPB Director Cordray Issues Decision in PHH Administrative Enforcement Action
Category: Press release CFPB Orders RPM Mortgage to Pay $19 Million for Steering Consumers Into Costlier Mortgages
Category: Blog Working to improve the financial lives of people with disabilities
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Financial Well-Being Initiative Targeted To People With Disabilities
Category: Press release CFPB and Florida Attorney General Obtain $27.7 Million Judgment Against Foreclosure Relief Scam Companies
Category: Press release CFPB and Department of Justice Take Action Against Provident Funding Associates for Discriminatory Mortgage Pricing
Category: Blog Spring 2015 rulemaking agenda
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the PayPal Credit Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against PayPal for Illegally Signing Up Consumers for Unwanted Online Credit
Category: Blog Live from Milwaukee!
Category: Blog Tell us about your student debt stress
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Sprint and Verizon Enforcement Action
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: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Property Developers for Marketing Violations
Category: Press release CFPB and State of Maryland Take Action Against “Pay-To-Play” Mortgage Kickback Scheme
Category: Report Fair Lending Report 2014
Category: Press release CFPB Fines Regions Bank $7.5 Million for Unlawful Overdraft Practices
Category: Blog We’re making progress toward ensuring fair access to credit
Category: Blog You’ve got options when it comes to overdraft
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Enforcement Director Cara Petersen on the Regions Bank Enforcement Action Press Call
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 Takes Action Against Military Allotment Processor for Charging Servicemembers Hidden Fees
Category: Press release CFPB and Navajo Nation Take Action to Stop an Illegal Tax-Refund Scheme
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Illegal Tax-Refund Scheme Enforcement Press Call
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for an Academic Research Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Lender for Deceptive Advertising
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: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Community Bank Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C.
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against “Bad Check” Debt Collector
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2015
Category: Blog Live from Richmond!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes to the Consumer Bankers Association
Category: Blog Your complaint is more than data—it’s your story
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Winter 2015
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: Blog Save the date: Join us for a Credit Union Advisory Council meeting in Washington, DC
Category: Blog Save the date, Newark!
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Report Consumer voices on credit reports and scores
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes at The Exchequer Club
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Companies For Misrepresenting U.S. Government Affiliation
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against NewDay Financial for Deceptive Mortgage Advertising and Kickbacks
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Subprime Credit Card Company to Refund $2.7 Million for Charging Illegal Credit Card Fees
Category: Blog Special announcement for Corinthian students
Category: Blog Save the date: Join us for the Winter 2015 Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Washington, DC
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Shut Down Sham Credit Card
Category: Report Financial well-being: The goal of financial education
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase for Illegal Mortgage Kickbacks
Category: Report Consumers’ Mortgage Shopping Experience
Category: Press release CFPB and States Take Action Against Freedom Stores for Illegal Debt Collection Practices Against Servicemembers
Category: Blog Freedom Stores to provide over $2.5 million in refunds and penalties
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Texas Company for Sham Credit Card
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Sprint Enforcement Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Sprint for Cramming Consumers with Unauthorized Third-Party Charges
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: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Debt-Settlement Firm
Category: Blog Save the date, Oklahoma City!
Category: Press release CFPB Takes First Action Against ‘Buy-Here, Pay-Here’ Auto Dealer
Category: Blog Social Security disability income shouldn’t mean you don’t qualify for a mortgage
Category: Press release CFPB Provides Guidance to Help Lenders Avoid Discrimination Against Consumers Receiving Disability Income
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Franklin Loan Corporation for Steering Consumers into Costlier Mortgages
Category: Blog Save the date, Wilmington, DE!
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2014
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against M&T Bank for Deceptively Advertising Free Checking
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 Takes Action Against Mortgage Kickback Agreements
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Flagstar Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Flagstar Bank for Violating New Mortgage Servicing Rules
Category: Press release CFPB Orders U.S. Bank to Pay $48 Million Refund to Consumers Illegally Billed for Services Not Received
Category: Blog We can help you fight improper actions by debt collectors: Venida’s story