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After a long process of research, outreach, and review of over one million public comments, the Consumer Bureau today has issued a rule aimed at stopping debt traps on payday and auto title loans.

Bureau Also Seeks Comment on Separate Proposed Rule Modifying Timing Requirements for Bankruptcy Periodic Statements.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 6,762 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).

CFPB Orders Meridian Title to Disclose its Interests in Future Transactions and Pay up to $1.25 million.

Bureau Releases Interactive Online Tool to Help Consumers Measure Their Financial Well-Being.

Bureau Also Seeks Public Comment on Proposal for Disclosure of Mortgage Data.

Proposed Order Would Shutter Post-Settlement Funding Business, End Deceptive Business Practices, and Impose Penalties.

All 800,000 Loans Will Be Independently Audited, Companies Will Pay at Least $21.6 Million and Stop Suing for Invalid or Unverified Debts.

Company to Regularly Report Lending and Compliance Information to the Bureau.

Bureau Supervision Requires Some Companies to Change Practices to Prevent Future Violations.

For more than five years now, I have had the honor to serve our country as the first director of the new U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In that time, we have built a brand-new federal agency from scratch.

Bureau Orders Zero Parallel and Its Owner to Pay $350,000 and Stop Their Abusive Practices.

Director Cordray's remarks at the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic.

Company Banned From Offering Credit Repair Services and Required to Pay $150,000 Penalty.

Adjustments Based on Annual Percentage Change in Consumer Price Index.

CFPB Releases Consumer Guide and Video Explaining Reverse Mortgages.

Final Rule Also Clarifies Certain Requirements to Help Companies Comply.

Consumers Harmed By Inferior Card Terms, Including Higher Interest Rates, Stricter Credit Cutoffs, and Less Debt Forgiveness, Receive Over $95 Million in Redress.

Bureau’s Proposed Settlement Seeks $183.3 million in Relief for 41,000 Harmed Student Borrowers.

Record Student Debt Spurring Employers to Offer Student Loan Repayment Benefits.

Press call on "Know Before You Owe: Overdraft" in Washington, D.C. on August 4, 2017.

New CFPB Study Shows Opted-In Frequent Overdrafters Typically Pay Almost $450 More in Fees.

Bureau’s Order Requires Bank to Pay $4.6 Million Penalty.

Bureau Concerned About Companies Misleading Consumers About Pay-By-Phone Fees, Keeping Them in the Dark About Much Cheaper Options.

Proposed Rule Would Temporarily Raise the Reporting Threshold for Smaller Institutions.