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Unforeseen Debt in Credit Reports is Top Consumer Complaint

June 2, 2018 Staff CFPB, credit reports

In the agency’s latest update on most common complaints, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protect Bureau said that “credit or consumer

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Trump's Dodd-Frank Review: These Consumer Protections are At Stake

February 4, 2017 Staff 0 Comments CFPB

Are businesses, including lenders, hurting from financial regulations and consumer protections under the Dodd-Frank legislation enacted by Democrats in 2010?

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Navient, Largest U.S. Student-Loan Servicer, 'Failed' Borrowers Seeking Repayment Relief, Says CFPB

January 18, 2017 Staff 0 Comments CFPB, student loans

The nation’s largest servicer of both federal and private student loans allegedly failed borrowers “systematically and illegally,” according to a

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U.S. Consumer Watchdog: Reverse Mortgage Firms Made 'Deceptive' Claims

December 10, 2016 Staff 0 Comments CFPB, consumer trends, mortgages/housing market

The CFPB fined the three companies almost $800,000 in total in fines for making false promises to potential borrowers, which included claims that they could never lose their homes.

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CFPB, AmEx Project Spotlights Prepaid-Card Savings Incentives

October 1, 2016 Staff 0 Comments American Express, CFPB, payday loans

Offering a small incentive to prepaid card users to put some of their money into a savings “wallet” doubled uptake of the wallet.

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Regulator Reinforces Rules Against Illegal 'Auto Debits' from Consumer Accounts

November 24, 2015 Staff 0 Comments CFPB

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says that Americans often fall victim to unauthorized auto debits.

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U.S. Regulator Looking at RushCard's 'Troubling Issue' of Frozen Customer Funds

October 23, 2015 Staff 0 Comments CFPB, credit card reform, debit cards, FDIC

Nearly two weeks after Russell Simmons’ RushCard fiasco came to light, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it is investigating the freezing of financial accounts that left customers without access to their funds.

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Consumer Complaints Targeting Credit Reporting Agencies are Rising Sharply

August 31, 2015 Staff 0 Comments CFPB, credit reports, credit score

The CFPB saw a 56 percent increase in the number of credit reporting complaints submitted by consumers between June 2015 (4,289 complaints) — and July 2015 (6,969 complaints).

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Citi to Refund $700 Million to Credit Card Customers for 'Unfair, Deceptive' Practices

July 21, 2015 Staff 0 Comments CFPB, Citi, credit reports

About 7 million consumer accounts were affected by Citibank’s “deceptive” marketing, billing, and administration of debt protection and credit monitoring add-on products, the Bureau said.

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Equifax, Experian and Bank of America Top Most-Complained-About List

July 20, 2015 Staff 0 Comments Bank of America, CFPB, credit reports, credit score, Wells Fargo

Issues with debt collectors, mortgage servicers and credit reporting agencies made up the top three categories in the U.S. Consumer

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Honda Finance to Pay $24M in Restitution to Minority Borrowers. Here's Why.

July 14, 2015 Staff 0 Comments auto loans, CFPB, consumer borrowing

Past practices by Honda Finance resulted in thousands of African-American, Hispanic, and Asian and Pacific Islander borrowers paying higher interest rates than white borrowers for their auto loans, according to U.S. authorities.

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Average Mortgage Rates
Loan Type *Rates
30-Year Fixed   3.65%
15-Year Fixed   3.14%
5-Year Treasury-indexed ARM   3.38%

* Source: Freddie Mac for week ending Oct. 3, 2019.

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