CFPB: Project Catalyst Research Pilot – Tools for Saving
Over the past three years the Bureau has launched a series of initiatives focused on empowering consumers with resources and tools to help increase their financial capability and to build savings. These efforts include “Your Money, Your Goals,” a nationwide effort to provide financial education and tools to those working in low-income communities. It also…
CFPB: Updated Exam Procedures for Military Lending Act Released
CFPB to Evaluate Military Lending Act Violations in its Exams of Creditors and Will Use Its Enforcement Authority in Cases of Substantial Consumer Harm WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the procedures its examiners will use in identifying consumer harm and risks related to the Military Lending Act rule which was…
CFPB: Project Catalyst Study Finds Savings Offers Double the Number of Consumers Saving
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the results of a Project Catalyst research project finding that offering a small incentive to prepaid card users to put some of their money into a savings “wallet” doubled uptake of the wallet. The study also found that the consumers who chose to save using…
CFPB: FFIEC Announces Availability of 2015 Data on Mortgage Lending (HMDA)
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 6,913 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data made available today cover 2015 lending activity and include: applications, originations,…
CFPB: How to Avoid Credit Repair Scams
Repairing your credit history after a setback can feel overwhelming. Unfortunately, that’s why some credit repair companies use confusing and misleading messaging to target anxious consumers who are just trying to get their financial lives back on track. Over the past several months, more than half of people who submitted complaints with the CFPB about…
CFPB: Don’t Let Malicious Mail Make Off with your Money
According to the Department of Justice, older people are losing millions of dollars to mass mailing fraud schemes, often by sending $20 or $30 at a time. These mail scammers use any means they can to convince victims to send them money, credit card details, and personal information like Social Security numbers. These offers often promise…
CFPB: The Significant Impact of Student Debt on Communities of Color
Rising student debt is one of the more painful aftershocks of the Great Recession. Millions of Americans lost their jobs and homes, while others lost much of their household wealth. This decrease in household wealth has continued to put a strain on the ways families pay for higher education expenses, often shifting the burden of…
CFPB: Be Your Family’s Financial Action Hero During an Emergency
Is your family prepared for a natural disaster, like a major flood or earthquake? It’s hurricane season, and, with memories of devastating storms like Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina, you might already be stockpiling supplies or planning an evacuation route. But there’s something else that should be on your list, too: emergency financial planning. And one…
CFPB: 4 Strategies to Help Youth Achieve Financial Capability
Today, we released a report, “Building Blocks to Help Youth Achieve Financial Capability,” which describes how young people acquire the “building blocks” of financial capability to help them navigate the financial marketplace as adults. The building blocks are: 1) executive function, 2) financial habits and norms, and 3) financial knowledge and decision-making skills. These building…