The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has helped consumers reclaim billions of dollars lost through unfair financial practices. As of the end of 2016, the CFPB...
May 2, 2017 Blog PostMedical debt collectors often employ aggressive tactics and attempt to collect debt from the wrong customers – putting consumers' credit records at risk. Medical debt...
Apr 11, 2017 ReportThe tactics used by the debt collection are a growing source of consumer pain; they include incessant calling, threats of arrest, and damaged credit reports...
Apr 11, 2017 Blog PostA few highlights from our work in 2016, including envisioning a new transportation future, highlighting the promise of solar energy, exposing the dangers of fracking,...
Jan 4, 2017 Blog PostBanks play a crucial role in society: They keep our money safe and put it to work. But today, banks are making an increasing amount...
Dec 15, 2016 Blog PostThrough the first three quarters of 2016, 626 large banks reported collecting $8.4 billion in revenue from overdraft and NSF fees, an increase of 3.6...
Dec 15, 2016 ReportEvidence is emerging that one type of dangerous resistant infection linked to factory farms – urinary tract infections caused by resistant E coli – is...
Mar 22, 2016 Blog PostThe trend toward vehicle leasing is consistent with what appears to be a broader shift to a “rentership society” and may signal that Americans are...
Nov 2, 2015 Blog PostFor now, low interest rates, long loan terms and generous lease deals are enabling many consumers to get “more car” than they otherwise dreamed possible....
Oct 27, 2015 Blog Post