CFPB Convenes Field Hearing in Birmingham, Alabama on Payday Lending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, January 19, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will convene the agency’s first field hearing in Birmingham, Ala. to discuss payday lending products. Alabama…
CFPB Examines Payday Lending | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Bureau Publishes Payday Loan Examination Procedures; Hosts First Field Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Birmingham, Ala. today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is convening the agency’s first-ever field hearing…
CFPB Adopts Rule to Protect Consumers Sending Money Internationally
Rule Will Increase Transparency and Reliability of Remittance Transfers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today adopted a rule that will increase protections for consumers who transfer…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission pledge to work together to protect consumers
Memorandum of Understanding Creates Framework for Strong Coordination and Cooperation WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have signed an agreement to…
Federal and State Officials Announce New Law Enforcement Partnership to Protect Military Community
First-of-its-Kind Database Will Combat Fraud Targeted at Military Members, Veterans, or Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – Officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Defense, and the Federal…
CFPB Director Richard Cordray Statement on the Mortgage Servicing Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, federal and state agencies joined together in reaching an agreement that addresses mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses by the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers. The settlement…
Holly Petraeus Statement on the Servicemember Protections in the Mortgage Servicing Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On a press call today with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, Holly Petraeus, Assistant Director for the Consumer…
Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas to Deliver Remarks on New Regional Migration Management Measures with Partners in South and Central America
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will deliver remarks on new regional migration management measures that the United States government will implement…
CFPB Seeks Input on Draft Monthly Mortgage Statement
Statement Prototype Designed to Help Consumers Understand Mortgage Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking public input on a draft monthly mortgage statement that is designed…
U.S. Government Announces Sweeping New Actions to Manage Regional Migration
Today, the Department of State (State) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are announcing sweeping new measures to further reduce unlawful migration across the Western Hemisphere, significantly expand lawful pathways…