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Category: Report A closer look at reverse mortgage advertisements and consumer risks
Category: Blog Planning for financial decisions as you age
Category: Blog Spring 2015 rulemaking agenda
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: Office of Research Publication Data point: Credit invisibles
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: Blog We’re suing a robo-call debt collector
Category: Press release CFPB Sues Participants in Robo-Call Phantom Debt Collection Operation
Category: Report 2014 Consumer Response annual report
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against “Bad Check” Debt Collector
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report 2015
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: Report Supervisory Highlights: Winter 2015
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of Attorneys General
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes at The Exchequer Club
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: 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: Blog Sunshine for college credit card agreements
Category: Blog Live from Oklahoma City!
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Student loan debt relief companies may cost you thousands of dollars and drive you further into debt
Category: Blog Seven ways to keep medical debt in check
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to End Student “Debt Relief” Scams
Category: Report Consumer credit reports: A study of medical and non-medical collections
Category: Blog Here’s how medical debt hurts your credit report
Category: Blog Save the date, Oklahoma City!
Category: Blog Food for thought at your Thanksgiving table
Category: Blog Fall 2014 rulemaking agenda
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: 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 FFIEC Releases Cybersecurity Assessment Observations, Recommends Participation in Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights: Fall 2014
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at University of Michigan Law School
Category: Blog Live from Long Beach!
Category: Blog Save the date, Long Beach!
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 Updated mortgage data available
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: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Corinthian Enforcement Action Press Call
Category: Press release CFPB Sues For-Profit Corinthian Colleges for Predatory Lending Scheme
Category: Blog Disputing debt you never owed: William’s story
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: 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: Press release CFPB Files Suit Against Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against ACE Cash Express for Pushing Payday Borrowers Into Cycle of Debt
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 Spring 2014 rulemaking agenda
Category: Press release CFPB Supervision Report Highlights Risky Practices In Nonbank Markets
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: Medical debt and credit scores
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: Press release CFPB Proposes Rule to Promote More Effective Privacy Disclosures
Category: Report Mid-year report on private student loans 2014
Category: Blog Explainer: Federal student loan interest rates to jump
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: Office of Research Publication CFPB data point: Payday lending
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act annual report
Category: Press release Consumers Report Being Hounded About Debts Not Owed
Category: Speech CFPB Deputy Director Steve Antonakes Remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the National Association of State Treasurers
Category: Speech Deputy Director Steve Antonakes Remarks at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition Annual Conference
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