Your mortgage calculator may be setting you up for a surprise
Key things to keep in mind when you use a mortgage calculator to calculate your monthly mortgage payment.
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CFPB Orders Citi Subsidiaries to Pay $28.8 Million for Giving the Runaround to Borrowers Trying to Save Their Homes
Mortgage Servicers Kept Borrowers in the Dark About Options, Demanded Excessive Paperwork
CFPB Sues TCF National Bank for Tricking Consumers Into Costly Overdraft Service
Bank Obscured Fees, Adopted Loose Definition of Consent to Preserve Overdraft Revenue
Easy-to-remember guidelines help people reduce credit card debt
If you’re trying to cut down your credit card debt, research shows it can help to keep a short guideline in mind.
Understanding the Overdraft “Opt-in” Choice
Banks and credit unions can only charge you overdraft fees on one-time debit card transactions and ATM withdrawals if you “opt in.” Learn more about the opt in choice, and steps you can take to reduce or eliminate overdraft fees on your checking account.
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the TCF Bank Enforcement Action Press Call
Thank you for joining the call. Today, we are suing TCF National Bank for tricking consumers to opt in for costly overdraft services. We believe TCF trained its employees to use unlawful tactics in their marketing to consumers. They made overdraft seem mandatory when it was not. They obscured information about fees when opening accounts for new customers. They adopted a loose definition of “consent” to opt in existing customers, and they pushed back aggressively against any customer who questioned the process. In the end, many of their customers had no idea they had opted in for expensive services that exposed them to high fees.
What to do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs
Under the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) program, medical providers such as doctors, hospitals, and medical supply
companies aren’t allowed to bill enrollees for Medicare deductibles,
coinsurance, and copayments. If you get a wrongful bill, you don’t have to pay it. You have the right to a refund if you’ve already paid.
CFPB Sues Nation's Largest Student Loan Company Navient for Failing Borrowers at Every Stage of Repayment
Navient, Formerly Part of Sallie Mae, Illegally Cheated Borrowers Out of Repayment Rights Through Shortcuts and Deception
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Navient Enforcement Action Press Call
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is filing a lawsuit against Navient (formerly part of Sallie Mae), which is the nation’s largest servicer of both federal and private student loans. From our extensive investigation of the matter, we found that Navient has systematically and illegally failed borrowers at every stage of repayment.
Accepting applications for our Advisory Board and Councils
We’re accepting applications for membership on all of our advisory groups. We’re inviting applications from individuals who can provide us with guidance as we carry out our work.