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Data, research, and reports

Published SEP 22, 2015

HMDA data shows more people took out a mortgage to purchase a home in 2014 than 2013

As part of our work to educate consumers to make informed financial decisions, we at the CFPB—along with the other members of the FFIEC—are committed to...

By Jessica Russell

• • Data
• • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
• • Mortgages

Data, research, and reports

Published MAR 19, 2015

Your complaint is more than data—it’s your story

While you can see hundreds of thousands of complaints in the Consumer Complaint Database, these complaints are much more than just data to us. They reflect...

By Richard Cordray

• • Consumer complaints
• • Data
• • Everyone has a story

Data, research, and reports

Published SEP 22, 2014

Updated mortgage data available

Last year, we released a web-based tool that provides the public with easier access to mortgage data for 2007 through 2012. Today, we're updating the...

By Jessica Russell

• • Academic Research Council
• • Data
• • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
• • Mortgages

At the CFPB Data, research, and reports

Published JUN 26, 2014

We participated in the National Day of Civic Hacking (again)

During the event, we participated and watched representatives from traditionally disconnected groups work together on some of the most pressing issues...

By Julian Alcazar and William Shelton

• • Consumer complaints
• • Data
• • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

Info for consumers

Published APR 14, 2014

Explainer: Federal student loan interest rates to jump

While rates aren't set in stone yet, interest rates on new federal student loans are expected to jump this July. We've updated our Paying for College tool...

By Rohit Chopra

• • Academic Research Council
• • Data
• • Student loans
• • Students

Data, research, and reports

Published FEB 20, 2014

We’ve heard more than 300,000 complaints. Should we hear from you?

Every complaint helps us in our work to supervise companies, enforce federal consumer financial laws, and write better rules and regulations. You speaking...

By Scott Pluta

• • CFPB milestones
• • Consumer complaints
• • Data

Data, research, and reports

Published FEB 07, 2014

New tools to explore mortgage data

Our tool comes loaded with data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). You can use our tool to explore information about loans, lenders, properties...

By Jessica Russell

• • Data
• • Mortgages

Policy and compliance

Published JAN 30, 2014

New feedback system for GI Bill and Tuition Assistance recipients

Today, the CFPB is very pleased to join the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Education, and Justice, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, in...

By Holly Petraeus

• • Consumer complaints
• • Data
• • Servicemembers
• • Student loans
• • Students

Data, research, and reports

Published SEP 18, 2013

Our new mortgage visualization tool

Today, we're launching a set of web-based tools to provide consumers with easier access to public HMDA data. We're excited to see what you do, and encourage...

By Ren Essene

• • Data
• • Mortgages

Data, research, and reports Info for consumers

Published MAR 28, 2013

Releasing complaint data about credit cards, mortgages, student loans, bank accounts, services, and other consumer loans

What are you going to make with #CFPBdata? Last summer, we launched our Consumer Complaint Database featuring data about credit card complaints. Today...

By Scott Pluta

• • Academic Research Council
• • Consumer complaints
• • Credit cards
• • Data
• • Everyone has a story

At the CFPB Info for consumers

Published DEC 11, 2012

Sharing consumer complaint data with state agencies

We help consumers with complaints about credit cards, mortgages, student loans, checking accounts, savings accounts, credit reporting, bank services, and...

By Scott Pluta

• • Consumer complaints
• • Data

Data, research, and reports

Published OCT 10, 2012

Updates to the consumer complaint database

We're excited to announce that we're no longer in beta with our consumer complaint database. We launched the beta version on June 19th publishing...

By Scott Pluta

• • Consumer complaints
• • Data

At the CFPB Info for consumers

Published JUL 18, 2012

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...

By CFPB Web Team

• • Data
• • Mobile financial services
• • Parents
• • Saving
• • Student loans
• • Students
• • Virtual currency

At the CFPB

Published JUN 21, 2012

Design+Technology Fellows: Changing the way government works

Technology and innovation are fundamental to the ability of this 21st-century agency to achieve our consumer protection mission. That's why we're launching...

By Chris Willey

• • Data
• • Personnel
• • Procurement

Info for consumers

Published JUN 14, 2012

Protecting Older Americans from financial abuse

We took an important step today towards looking out for older American consumers. Director Richard Cordray announced a public inquiry to learn more about...

By Skip Humphrey

• • Banking
• • Consumer complaints
• • Credit reports and scores
• • Data
• • Deceptive practices
• • Financial education
• • Financial well-being
• • Identity theft and fraud
• • Older Americans

Data, research, and reports Info for consumers

Published JUN 13, 2012

Thousands of voices on private student loans

This past winter, we issued a Request for Information to hear about people's experiences with private student loans. We have now published the nearly 2,000...

By Rohit Chopra

• • Data
• • Financial education
• • Student loans
• • Students

Data, research, and reports Info for consumers

Published NOV 30, 2011

Credit card complaints, by the numbers

We've been taking your complaints on credit cards at the CFPB since we officially opened for business on July 21, 2011. Today, we released an interim report...

By Sartaj Alag

• • CFPB milestones
• • Consumer complaints
• • Credit cards
• • Data
• • Everyone has a story

Data, research, and reports Policy and compliance

Published JUN 24, 2011

Mortgage Disclosure Is Heating Up

Previously, we talked about participation by people from locations all over the country in the Know Before You Owe project. Today, we want to share some...

By CFPB Web Team

• • Data
• • Mortgages

Data, research, and reports

Published MAR 14, 2011

The CARD Act Conference: What We Learned

Last month, one year after the date that many CARD Act provisions took effect, the CFPB held a conference on the credit card marketplace. Credit card...

By David Silberman

• • Credit cards
• • Data

Data, research, and reports

Published FEB 23, 2011

Asking the public about the CARD Act

Yesterday's CARD Act conference commemorated the first anniversary of the day when many provisions of the Credit CARD Act went into effect. Industry...

By Marla Blow

• • Checking account
• • Credit cards
• • Credit reports and scores
• • Data

Policy and compliance

Published FEB 22, 2011

The Credit CARD Act turns one

One year ago many provisions of the Credit CARD Act took effect. To mark this occasion, the CFPB held a conference to examine what has happened in the past...

By David Silberman

• • Credit cards
• • Data