Peter Lake, the World’s Only Anonymous Singer-Songwriter, Releases New Song Warning About Nuclear War
Peter Lake, on the back of some serious arm-chair thinking, continues to push boundaries as lyrical iconoclast with his release of Nuclear Air, which highlights the catastrophic threat of nuclear…
CFPB Sends Industry Letter on Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule Compliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) yesterday sent a letter to mortgage industry trade groups regarding the Know Before You Owe mortgage disclosure rule, which becomes effective…
CFPB Considers Proposal to Ban Arbitration Clauses that Allow Companies to Avoid Accountability to Their Customers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is considering proposing rules that would ban consumer financial companies from using “free pass” arbitration clauses to block…
U.S. – Taiwan Working Group Meeting on International Organizations
On April 10, 2023, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) convened representatives of the U.S. Department of…
CFPB Provides Guidance About Marketing Services Agreements
Bulletin Highlights Risks of Agreements Violating Federal Prohibition on Mortgage Kickbacks WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a bulletin providing guidance to the mortgage industry…
Joint Statement of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue
The text of the following statement was released by the governments of the United States of America and of the Philippines on the occasion of the U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.…
CFPB Finalizes Rule to Improve Information About Access to Credit in the Mortgage Market
Bureau Takes Steps to Simplify the Reporting Process for Financial Institutions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule to improve information reported about the…
Announcing Matthew Miller as State Department Spokesperson
Today, I am appointing Matthew Miller as the next State Department Spokesperson. I benefitted greatly from Matt’s wisdom, his experience in government, and his deep understanding of foreign policy when…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Financial Education Curriculum Review Tool
Resource Will Help Guide Educators Looking to Select Appropriate Financial Education Material for Students WASHINGTON, D.C – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a tool that educators…
Statement by CFPB Director Richard Cordray on RushCard Prepaid Card Incident
### The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a 21st century agency that helps consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective, by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules,…