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Press release

Published MAY 14, 2024

CFPB Distributes $384 Million to 191,000 Victims of Think Finance’s Illegal Lending Practices

The CFPB distributed more than $384 million to consumers harmed by Think Finance from the victims relief fund, which has disbursed more than $1 billion.

Press release

Published MAY 13, 2024

Agencies announce inflation-adjusted dollar thresholds for Regulation CC funds availability

The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announce inflation-adjusted dollar thresholds for Regulation CC funds availability

Press release

Published MAY 09, 2024

CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustrations with Credit Card Rewards Programs

The CFPB issued a new report finding consumers encounter numerous problems with credit card rewards programs.

Press release

Published MAY 07, 2024

CFPB Takes Action Against Chime Financial for Illegally Delaying Consumer Refunds

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Chime Financial for failing to give consumers timely refunds when their accounts were closed.

Press release

Published MAY 06, 2024

CFPB Takes Action to Require National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency to Pay More than $5 Million for Student Loan Servicing Failures

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for multi-year servicing failures.

Press release

Published MAY 01, 2024

CFPB alerta sobre costos ocultos de cuentas para salud | CFPB

CFPB emite reporte detallando los complejos costos y tarifas que consumidores que tienen cuentas de ahorros para gastos de salud son forzados a pagar.

Press release

Published MAY 01, 2024

CFPB Highlights the Hidden Costs of Health Savings Accounts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a report detailing the complex costs and fees that many consumers with health savings accounts are forced to pay.

Press release

Published APR 30, 2024

CFPB Publishes Research Finding Higher Price Complexity Leads Consumers to Pay More

The CFPB issued a new report that suggests consumers tend to pay more for products that have more complex pricing structures.

Press release

Published APR 29, 2024

CFPB: 15 millones tienen facturas médicas en sus informes de crédito | CFPB

CFPB publica reporte mostrando que hay 15 millones de personas que todavía tienen facturas médicas en sus informes de crédito, a pesar de cambios efectuados en sus procesos por Equifax, Experian y TransUnion.

Press release

Published APR 29, 2024

CFPB Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit Reports

The CFPB today released research showing that 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports despite changes by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

Press release

Published APR 24, 2024

CFPB actúa contra tarifas ilegales en hipotecas | CFPB

CFPB publica una edición de su Reporte de Supervisión descibriendo sus acciones para combatir tarifas inesperadas cobradas por administradores de hipotecas.

Press release

Published APR 24, 2024

CFPB Takes Action to Stop Illegal Junk Fees in Mortgage Servicing

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an edition of Supervisory Highlights describing the agency’s actions to combat junk fees charged by mortgage servicers.

Press release

Published APR 17, 2024

CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTech and CEO Austen Allred for Deceiving Students and Hiding Loan Costs

The CFPB issued an order against BloomTech and its CEO for deceiving students about the cost of loans and making false claims about graduates’ hiring rates.

Press release

Published APR 17, 2024

CFPB toma acción contra BloomTech y Austen Allred

CFPB demanda al centro de entrenamiento intensivo BloomTech y a su gerente general Austen Allred, por ocultar costos de préstamos y engañar a sus estudiantes sobre índices de empleo.

Press release

Published APR 16, 2024

CFPB Updates Supervision Designation Procedures

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a procedural rule to update how the agency designates a nonbank for supervision.

Supervision

Press release

Published APR 08, 2024

CFPB Finds Violations of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including for Survivors of Human Trafficking

The CFPB today published an edition of Supervisory Highlights to share key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting system.

Press release

Published APR 08, 2024

CFPB revela violaciones a requisitos de reporte de crédito | CFPB

CFPB publica edición de su Reporte de Supervisión mostrando datos claves encontrados en evaluaciones recientes sobre los continuos problemas con la exactitud del sistema de reporte del crédito.

Press release

Published APR 05, 2024

CFPB Finds Americans are Paying Upfront Fees Seeking to Lower Interest Rates on Mortgages

The CFPB issued a new report today finding that more borrowers paid “discount points” upfront as overall interest rates rose.

Press release

Published APR 05, 2024

CFPB revela que se están pagando tarifas para reducir tasas de interés | CFPB

CFPB publica nuevo reporte donde revela que más prestatarios pagaron por “punto de descuento” mientras las tasas de interés aumentan.

Press release

Published APR 04, 2024

Reporte de CFPB Identifica Riesgos en Video Juegos | CFPB

La CFPB emite reporte examinando el crecimiento del comercio digital dentro de juegos de videos y mundos virtuales online.

Press release

Published APR 04, 2024

CFPB Report Identifies Financial and Privacy Risks to Consumers in Video Gaming Marketplaces

The CFPB issued a report examining the growth of digital commerce in online video games and virtual worlds.

Press release

Published MAR 27, 2024

CFPB Toma Acción para Detener Falsa Promesas de Transferencias Internacionales de Dinero “Gratis”

La CFPB les advierte a los proveedores de transferencias de remesas no hacer falsas declaraciones sobre el costo y la velocidad de sus servicios.

Press release

Published MAR 27, 2024

CFPB Takes Action to Halt False Claims of 'Free' International Money Transfers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new circular warning remittance transfer providers that false advertising about the cost or speed of sending a remittance transfer can violate federal law.

Press release

Published MAR 26, 2024

CFPB Joins Federal and State Agencies in Coordinated Statements on Tech & Enforcement

Today, a number of federal and state agencies released agency-specific action statements on tech capacity.

Technologist

Press release

Published MAR 26, 2024

2023 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (or "HMDA") Modified Loan Application Register (or "LAR") data for 2023 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (or "FFIEC") HMDA Platform for HMDA filers.