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20 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Introduction to Financial Services: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
2025-05-09 · Resources · IF10031 · HTML available · PDF available
CFPB Consumer Complaints: U.S. and Congressional District Data
2024-02-02 · Posts · IN12315 · HTML available · PDF available
Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Consumer Lending
2023-05-10 · Resources · IF12399 · HTML available · PDF available
Consumer Finance and Financial Technology (Fintech)
2023-03-15 · Reports · R47475 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Literacy and Financial Education Policy Issues
2021-10-18 · Reports · R46941 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of Rural Credit Markets
2021-09-21 · Reports · R46914 · HTML available
The Debt Collection Market and Selected Policy Issues
2021-06-22 · Reports · R46477 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19: Household Debt During the Pandemic
2021-05-06 · Reports · R46578 · HTML available · PDF available
How Invidious Discrimination Works and Hurts: An Examination of Lending Discrimination and Its Long-Term Economic Impacts on Borrowers of Color
2021-02-24 · Testimony · TE10060 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of Consumer Finance and Policy Issues
2021-01-14 · Reports · R45813 · HTML available · PDF available
Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Income Security of Older Americans
2020-11-24 · Reports · R46617 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19: Consumer Loan Forbearance and Other Relief Options
2020-10-23 · Reports · R46356 · HTML available · PDF available
Saving for Retirement: Household Decisionmaking and Policy Options
2020-07-02 · Reports · R46441 · HTML available · PDF available
HEROES Act, Division K—COVID-19 Housing, Economic Relief, and Oversight Act
2020-06-29 · Reports · R46434 · HTML available · PDF available
Fintech: Overview of Innovative Financial Technology and Selected Policy Issues
2020-04-28 · Reports · R46332 · HTML available · PDF available
Title IV Provisions of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136)
2020-04-02 · Reports · R46301 · HTML available · PDF available
Wells Fargo—A Timeline of Recent Consumer Protection and Corporate Governance Scandals
2020-02-27 · Resources · IF11129 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Inclusion and Credit Access Policy Issues
2019-10-24 · Reports · R45979 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Payment System Policy Issues: Faster Payments and Innovation
2019-09-23 · Reports · R45927 · HTML available · PDF available
The Automobile Lending Market and Policy Issues
2019-04-25 · Resources · IF11192 · HTML available · PDF available