Consumer Protection

The agency will focus on promoting fairness for both consumers and law-abiding debt collectors.

CFPB seeks to remedy issues with private student loans.

Behavioral economics supports new strategies to regulate high-priced add-on insurance.

Contrary to critics, statute leads to better information for consumer protection.

Annual report reviews first year of a securities whistleblower program.

Agency to determine whether more regulation is needed to protect consumers.

Banks can lower planned distributions to meet capital requirements.

Report finds similarity between complaints by student borrowers and mortgagors.

Regulation remains a divisive–and perhaps a decisive–issue in today’s election.

Consumer agency exempts some cross-border money transfers from certain disclosure requirements.

CFPB finds credit score discrepancies and recommends heightened consumer awareness.

Californians will vote on whether to require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified products.