The 2022 Financial Literacy Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is required under Section 1013 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. It details the CFPB’s financial literacy strategy and activities to improve the financial literacy of consumers.
Move over, Tax Day! This year, April 15 falls on a Saturday so the IRS moved the tax filing deadline to April 18. What will you do with all that extra time? Don’t worry, Visa’s got you covered.
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced the issuance of a prohibition order and a $17 million civil money penalty by consent against Carrie Tolstedt, former head of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s Community Bank, for her role in systemic sales practices misconduct.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights that reports on unlawful junk fees uncovered in the mortgage servicing space, student loans, payday lending, and in financial institutions via deposit accounts. As described in the Supervisory Highlights, the CFPB continues rooting unlawful fees out of consumer financial markets.
When Americans have medical debt, it's typically to a hospital, according to new research. The Urban Institute found that more than 15% of non-elderly adults in the United States have past-due medical debt. Nearly 73% owe some or all of that money to hospitals.