To commemorate its fifth anniversary, the CFPB released a series of “fact sheets” touting its initiatives. The “fact sheets” consist of the following:
- CFPB: By the numbers. The CFPB lists various statistics, such as $11.7 billion in consumer relief, $440 million in civil penalties, 27 million consumers to receive relief as a result of CFPB enforcement and supervisory work, and 937,000 complaints handled, intended to demonstrate the CFPB’s value to consumers.