The Federal Reserve Office of Inspector General issued a Semiannual Report to Congress, noting that it has begun a review of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s goals and performance objectives and describing the ongoing oversight of the CFPB, including an evaluation of the bureau’s integration of enforcement attorneys into its examinations.

Student loan debt is taking a toll on individual borrowers and could ultimately impact the broader economy, a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determined. The report discusses several policy options the bureau hopes will inform the ongoing discussion over how to help borrowers better manage their private student loan debt.

While they may work for some borrowers, payday and deposit advance loans all too often lead consumers into a cycle of debt, a new whitepaper from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds. The bureau also signaled it is weighing policy steps intended to address risks these products pose to consumers.

The Deposit Insurance Fund continues to strengthen and remains on track to meet statutory targets established under the Dodd-Frank Act, according to new numbers from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The agency also announced plans to refund roughly $6 billion to banks that had prepaid into the DIF during the financial crisis.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau discussed its accomplishments in this report released on March 29, 2013. The semi-annual report to Congress details the bureau’s activities from July 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012. It also discusses the bureau’s growth, spending and future policy plans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau greatly increased the size and scope of its consumer complaints database. The CFPB unveiled the latest is a series of reports providing a snapshot of the consumer complaints it has received.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its second annual report detailing the agency’s efforts to administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The report describes the bureau’s supervision program as it relates to debt collection and discussed recent developments in the bureau’s law enforcement and advocacy program.

This Federal Reserve survey of 2011 data found that debit card issuers exempted from Dodd-Frank’s cap on interchange fees saw those fees decrease in the months after the cap was enacted.

The Securities Exchange Commission published its examination priorities for 2013, which cover a wide range of issues at financial institutions, including broker-dealers, clearing agencies, exchanges and self-regulatory organizations, investment companies, hedge funds and private equity funds and transfer agents.

This recent report from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Inspector General determined that whistleblower award levels established under the Dodd-Frank Act should not be altered. The OIG also said lawmakers should not consider introducing a private right of action into the new whistleblower regime until the agency has the opportunity to study the matter further.