Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report
Today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Synthesis Report is clear: our climate is warming at an unprecedented rate, and the window is closing just as quickly for the world…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act’s Small Business Lending Data Collection Requirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released a panel report today as part of its rulemaking process under Dodd-Frank Act Section 1071 governing the collection and reporting…
Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay on the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
MR PATEL: All right, thanks, everybody. I’m going to turn the floor over now to Assistant Secretary Barclay, who’s going to make some remarks. And then her and Ambassador Van…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Mortgage Servicer for Illegal Practices that Impeded Borrowers’ Attempts to Avoid Foreclosure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a consent order against Seterus, Inc. (Seterus) and Kyanite Services, Inc. (Kyanite), as Seterus’s successor in interest, based on…
Nowruz Message – United States Department of State
I wish a happy Nowruz to all those celebrating around the world. I hope the new year brings you happiness, health, and prosperity. Nowruz is a symbol of rebirth. It…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Final Rule on Consumer Disclosures Related to Debt Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued today a final rule to implement Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) requirements regarding certain disclosures for consumers. The rule…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Remittance Transfer Provider for Remittance Transfer Rule Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today announced a settlement with Envios de Valores La Nacional (La Nacional) based on the Bureau’s finding that La Nacional violated…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Advisory Opinion to Help Expand Fair, Equitable, and Nondiscriminatory Access to Credit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued an advisory opinion to address regulatory uncertainty regarding Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), as…
CFPB Welcomes Deputy Chief of Staff & Assistant Director for Office of Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced the addition of a Deputy Chief of Staff and an Assistant Director for the Office of Innovation. The two executives…
War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is now emerging from two years of a brutal conflict in the north, during which all parties committed atrocities. With the November 2, 2022 cessation of hostilities agreement (COHA)…