CFPB Takes Action Against Fintech Company GreenSky for Enabling Merchants to Secure Loans for Consumers Without Their Authorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against GreenSky, LLC for enabling contractors and other merchants to take out loans on behalf of thousands of consumers…
On the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day
On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Ireland, and all those celebrating around the world, a happy and healthy St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s…
CFPB and FDIC Release Enhanced Version of Money Smart for Older Adults
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the joint release of an enhanced version of the award-winning financial education…
CFPB Finds Credit Applications Have Mostly Recovered to Pre-Pandemic Levels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published an issue brief showing that consumer applications for auto loans, new mortgages and revolving credit cards had mostly returned…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Shaun Tandon of AFP
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for taking this opportunity. We appreciate it. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thanks, Shaun. Good to be with you. QUESTION: Thanks. I wanted to ask you –…
CFPB Releases Online Tool to Help Renters and Landlords Access Federal Assistance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released an online tool to help renters and landlords impacted by the pandemic easily find and apply for payment assistance…
Additional Assistance to Respond to the Venezuela Regional Crisis
The United States announced today more than $140 million in additional humanitarian assistance and more than $31 million in development assistance to respond to the needs of vulnerable Venezuelans in…
CFPB and FHFA Release Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of…
Announcing the March Madness Sports Visitor Exchange with Serbian Basketball Coaches
With March Madness – the annual collegiate basketball tournament that crowns a national champion in the United States – heating up, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and…
CFPB Confirms Effective Date for Debt Collection Final Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned, on…