Your opinion is important – weigh in now. As we talked about on Friday, the Bureau is trying to put the customer service back in mortgage servicing. We are proposing nine rules to address issues that consumers face when paying their mortgage loans, dealing with escrow accounts, or figuring out what to do when they [...]
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Pushing forward on the CFPB’s financial aid comparison tool
This past year, we’ve been working with the Department of Education on a project to help colleges provide clear and comparable financial aid information. Over the course of that project, we learned that more standard information could spur the innovation of apps and digital tools to allow students to better understand their decision to take [...]
Live from Detroit!
For the first time, consumer reporting agencies will be subject to a federal supervision program. We made the announcement at a field hearing in Detroit, which we streamed right here. You can watch footage from the event here, featuring remarks from Richard Cordray, CFPB Director, as well as testimony from consumer groups, academics, industry representatives, and members of the public. You can also…
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Save the date, Detroit, Michigan!
We invite you to participate in a field hearing on credit reporting on Monday, July 16, 2012. The field hearing will feature remarks from Director Richard Cordray, as well as testimony from consumer groups, academics, industry representatives, and members of the public.
This event is open to the public.
Save the date, Tampa, FL! (UPDATE: Cancellation)
UPDATE (June 25, 2012): We have cancelled this field hearing on reverse mortgages due to Tropical Storm Debby. For more information on the storm please visit the website for the Florida Division of Emergency Management. We invite you to participate in a field hearing in Tampa, Florida on reverse mortgages. The field hearing will take [...]
Live from Durham, NC!
On May 23rd, we visited Durham, NC, to hold a field hearing on general purpose reloadable prepaid cards, commonly known as prepaid cards. In concert with the hearing, we announced a new Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on this rapidly growing market.
Watch a recording of Director Richard Cordray’s remarks and the hearing online.
Learn more about prepaid cards and our ANPR.