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…
CFPB Proposes Rule to Supervise Larger Participants in Consumer Debt Collection and Consumer Reporting Markets
Proposed Rule Would Subject Industries to Federal Supervision for the First Time WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced a proposed rule to include debt collectors…
CFPB Convenes Small Business Panel for Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosures
Panel is Bureau’s First Under Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is announcing today the formation of a Small Business Review…
CFPB Launches Inquiry into Overdraft Practices
Bureau Explores Ways to Help Consumers Avoid Overdraft Penalty Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched an inquiry into checking account overdraft programs to determine…
Kingdom of the Netherlands National Day
On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Koningsdag. The Netherlands extended the first international salute to the flag…