Announcement of Nationwide Ceasefire in Sudan
Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on…
Federal Housing Finance Agency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Partner on Development of National Mortgage Database
Initiative Will Help Streamline Disparate Datasets and Support Regulators’ Efforts to Monitor the Market WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have…
Designating Iranian Officials in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuses Or Censorship in Iran
The United States condemns Iran’s continued human rights abuses and remains committed to supporting the people of Iran as they face the brutality of the Iranian regime and demand respect…
CFPB Launches Project Catalyst to Spur Consumer-Friendly Innovation
Bureau to Collaborate With Innovators Within the Consumer Financial Markets WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the launch of Project Catalyst, an initiative designed to…
CFPB Extends Effective Date for New Mortgage Disclosures
Disclosure Requirements Will Be Integrated into CFPB’s Final Mortgage Disclosure Forms Instead of Taking Automatic Effect in January WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it…
U.S. Department of State Announces TechWomen Delegation Travel to Kazakhstan, Aims to Increase Number of Women and Girls in STEM
Thirteen executives from Amazon Web Services, Chegg, Hillstra Associates, Jacobs, Marvell Technology Inc., MicroBlocks, Northgate Environmental Management, Salesforce, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Workday will travel as a TechWomen delegation to…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Companies Against Misleading Consumers with False Mortgage Advertisements
Nationwide Sweep of Ads Targeting Older Americans and Veterans Leads to Formal Investigations WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission…
U.S.-EU Consultations Reinforce Strong Commitment to Human Rights
Today in Brussels, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay and EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore co-chaired the 2023 U.S.-EU Human…
Agencies Announce Increases in Dollar Thresholds in Regulation Z and M for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions
The Federal Reserve Board (Board) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced increases in the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing)…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues warning to nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies
Companies must provide consumers easy access to their consumer reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a bulletin to nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies underscoring…