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Since late 2021, the CFPB has been analyzing the various vectors where fraud is being perpetrated today and is identifying the new ways where we expect fraud to be perpetrated in the future. Addressing these will require a range of policy tools and private-sector action.

CFPB tomó acciones contra el infractor reincidente Fifth Third Bank obligándole a pagar millones en multas y reparaciones a los consumidores afectados.

The CFPB took action against repeat offender Fifth Third Bank for a range of illegal activities that would result in the bank paying millions in penalties as well as paying redress to harmed consumers.

The CFPB published an edition of Supervisory Highlights sharing findings from examinations of auto and student loan servicers, debt collectors, medical payment products, and deposit and prepaid accounts.

La CFPB publica edición de su Reporte de Supervisión, compartiendo hallazgos de su evaluación sobre compañías de administración de préstamos automotrices y estudiantiles, de cobradores de deudas, de productos de pago médico y cuentas de depósito y prepagadas.

Borrower survey of mortgage originations

The CFPB issued an interim final rule to extend compliance deadlines for the Section 1071 small business lending rule.

La CFPB emite normativa final interina para extender la fecha para el cumplimiento de la Sección 1071 de la normativa de crédito a la pequeña empresa.

The CFPB ordered a reverse mortgage servicing operation to stop illegal activities that harmed older homeowners and caused them to fear losing their homes.

The CFPB ordered a reverse mortgage servicing operation to stop illegal activities that harmed older homeowners and caused them to fear losing their homes.

La CFPB introdujo una propuesta de orden que obligaría a Freedom Mortgage Corporation a pagar una multa de $3,95 millones, por enviar datos hipotecarios llenos de errores.

The CFPB filed a proposed order that would require Freedom Mortgage Corporation to pay a $3.95 million penalty for submitting error-riddled mortgage loan data.

The CFPB filed an order to resolve its lawsuit against James R. and Melissa C. Carnes for fraudulent transfers to avoid paying restitution and penalties.

La CFPB introduce orden para resolver su demanda contra James R. y Melissa C. Carnes por hacer transferencias fraudulentas para evitar pagar reparaciones y multas.

Since the creation of the CFPB, the agency has returned $20.7 billion to consumers through law enforcement activity and created unquantifiable returns for the over 205 million Americans harmed by the illegal practices that we have stopped.

Since the creation of the CFPB, the agency has returned $20.7 billion to consumers through law enforcement activity and created unquantifiable returns for the over 205 million Americans harmed by the illegal practices that we have stopped.

Today, the CFPB proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals, and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay.

Research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2022 showed that medical collections tradelines appeared on 43 million credit reports, and that 58 percent of bills that were in collections and on people’s credit records were medical bills.

CFPB propone normativa que removería facturas médicas de los informes de crédito, aumentaría protecciones a la privacidad, ayudaría al aumento de los puntajes crediticios y del número de préstamos aprobados, y prevendría que cobradores usen el sistema de reporte del crédito como arma para forzar a la gente a pagar.

CFPB finaliza normativa delineando las calificaciones para el establecimiento de las organizaciones que desarrollarán los estándares de la banca abierta.

Today, the CFPB finalized a rule outlining the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can issue standards that companies can use to help them comply with the CFPB’s upcoming Personal Financial Data Rights Rule.

La CFPB publica circular advirtiendo acerca del uso de términos y condiciones ilegales o incumplibles en contratos de productos o servicios financieros.

The CFPB today issued a circular warning against the use of unlawful or unenforceable terms and conditions in contracts for consumer financial products or services.