CFPB: Survey Finds Over One-in-Four Consumers Contacted by Debt Collectors Feel Threatened
CFPB Also Releases Study of Consumer Risks in Online Debt Sales, Consumer Stories of Debt Collection Experiences WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report released today found that over one-in-four consumers contacted by debt collectors felt threatened. The report was drawn from the first-ever national survey of consumer experiences with debt collectors. Over…
CFPB: Buy a Home? The First Step is to Check your Credit
Buying a home is exciting. It’s also one of the most important financial decisions you’ll make. Choosing a mortgage to pay for your new home is just as important as choosing the right home. You have the right to control the process. Check out our other blogs on homebuying topics, and join the conversation on Facebook…
CFPB: Four Tips to Help Older Student Loan Borrowers Navigate Common Problems with their Student Loans
Today, we released a report that shows that older Americans now carry an unprecedented amount of student loan debt into retirement. The report shows that over the last decade, the number of older student loan borrowers has quadrupled in the United States. The amount that these borrowers owe has also dramatically increased. Between 2005 and 2015, consumers…
CFPB: Student Loan Servicing Problems Can Jeopardize Long-Term Financial Security for Older Borrowers
Growing Concerns as Number of Older Student Loan Borrowers Quadruples, Amount of Debt Per Senior Borrower Doubles in Last Decade WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report that examines complaints from older student loan borrowers about servicing practices that can jeopardize their long-term financial security. In the last decade, the…
CFPB: Understanding Why Offers For “Your” Credit Score Are Not All The Same
Today, TransUnion and Equifax have agreed to change practices that the Bureau found misled consumers about the value of the credit scores they marketed and sold. In their advertising, TransUnion and Equifax misrepresented that the credit scores they marketed and provided to consumers were the same scores that lenders typically use to make credit decisions…
CFPB: TransUnion and Equinox Ordered to Pay for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores and Credit Products
Credit Reporting Companies Misstated the Cost and Usefulness of the Credit Scores and Products They Sold, Lured Consumers into Costly Recurring Payments WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Equifax, Inc., TransUnion, and their subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the usefulness and actual cost of credit scores they sold to…
CFPB: Fair Lending Priorities in the New Year
We recently marked the 40th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a federal civil rights law that protects you from being discriminated against by lenders. As the holidays approach and we prepare for a new year, I wanted to let you know about key areas where the CFPB’s fair lending team will focus in…
CFPB: Consumer Credit Trends Tool Unveiled to Help Forecast Potential Consumer Risks
Web-based Tool Will Deliver Regular Updates on Consumer Lending Markets WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today unveiled Consumer Credit Trends, a web-based tool to help the public monitor developments in consumer lending and forecast potential future risks. The beta version of the tool covers the mortgage, credit card, auto loan, and student…
CFPB: Who Are the Credit Invisible?
In 2015, we published a report finding that 26 million Americans are “credit invisible.” This figure indicates that one in every ten adults does not have any credit history with one of the three nationwide credit reporting companies. The report also found that Black consumers, Hispanic consumers, and consumers in low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have…
CFPB: Some People Make Experience Refund Delays This Tax Season
Many people anticipate their tax refund to help cushion holiday expenses, pay essential bills, or build savings. Everyone can begin filing their taxes when tax season begins. However, if you’re claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit , due to a new law , you won’t receive your refund until after February 15, 2017. You can learn…