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23 Jul 2012, 9:54 am by Rick Flume
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the US Dept. of Education issued a report on Friday that recommends that Congress change the bankruptcy law to include bankruptcy relief from private student loans. [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 6:43 am by Staff Writer
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency charged with the responsibility of making sure that banks, lenders and other financial institutions treat consumers fairly. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 6:44 am by Alexandra Villarreal O'Rourke
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, available here. [read post]
18 Jan 2017, 10:00 am by The Sader Law Firm
A survey released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) claims most consumers feel threatened by debt collectors. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 8:39 am by WOLFGANG DEMINO
 — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Citibank, N.A. and its subsidiaries to provide an estimated $700 million in relief to eligible consumers harmed by illegal practices related to credit card add-on products and services. [read post]
2 Oct 2019, 9:34 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
  Notable comments made by Paul include the following: The Bureau views innovation as an important component of consumer protection because of its role in making better financial products available to consumers and is committed to advancing innovation. [read post]
20 Nov 2013, 9:24 am by Rich Vetstein
CFPB Issues Long Awaited “Know Before You Owe” Mortgage Disclosures, Replacing Truth in Lending, Good Faith Estimate, and HUD-1 Settlement Statement As part of a continuing overhaul of the home mortgage market, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued a final rule to bolster fairness and clarity in residential lending, including requiring a new good faith estimate of costs for homebuyers, Truth in Lending disclosure and a new HUD-1… [read post]
10 Jun 2020, 10:14 am by Sherwin Root
On June 4 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued proposals to address issues arising from the required transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) scheduled for the end of 2021. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 6:02 am
At a recent conference held by the Consumer Federation of America, Warren said the bureau's initial goal isn't to impose a series of "thou-shalt-not rules. [read post]
31 Aug 2016, 9:01 am by Laura Lange and Justin Opitz
On August 4, 2016, in conjunction with issuing the final mortgage servicing rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
27 Nov 2017, 10:00 am by The Sader Law Firm
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Freedom Debt Relief, the largest debt settlement company in the United States. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 2:00 am by Kara OBrien
Among the most significant changes wrought by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act was the creation of a new federal agency, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, to protect consumers and regulate financial products offered by the nation’s financial institutions. [read post]
18 Jan 2019, 4:49 am by Alan S. Kaplinsky and Mark J. Levin
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s since-repealed final arbitration rule, the Commission’s report concludes that “forced arbitration clauses lessen consumer protection. [read post]
26 Mar 2010, 7:14 am by Maxwell Kennerly
Here's what Dodd's "reform" entails... ...for consumers: What the bill actually creates is a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection within the Federal Reserve, a move that has raised great concern among consumer advocates who note, with more accuracy, that the Fed's numerous consumer-protection failures played a large role in the recent crisis. ...for investors: What does a bill attempting to… [read post]
14 May 2015, 4:51 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO
 Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is here in Wisconsin to focus on how tens of millions of Americans are affected by their student debt load, which in the aggregate now tops $1.2 trillion. [read post]
6 Jun 2017, 1:20 pm by Phyllis H. Marcus
FTC Jumps to Consumers’ Defense in Trampoline Marketing Deception On May 31, 2017, brothers Son Le and Bao Le agreed to settle FTC charges that their trampoline marketing deceived consumers by directing them to review websites that were not, but claimed to be, independent, and by failing to disclose financial interests when posting online product endorsements. [read post]
 — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced a new rule to ban companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses to deny groups of people their day in court. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 4:29 am by Adam Santucci
Recently, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Bulletin 2013-10 (pdf) on the subject of payroll card accounts. [read post]