Public sources

Check the source before you write

Browse the public references used around the generator. They are here to help people verify the basics, keep better records, and avoid relying on a draft without checking the source.

Public sources

13

Guided templates

16

Source style

Public and factual

How to use this library

These are public starting points for learning, recordkeeping, and drafting clearer messages. They do not decide what applies to a specific account, and they do not replace qualified legal, financial, credit, or tax guidance.

Public sources

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Stopping automatic payments from a bank account

Explains that consumers can tell a company they are revoking authorization for automatic payments, keep a copy, and may also contact their financial institution.

Automatic paymentsBanking

Useful for

  • ACH revocation wording
  • bank stop-payment reminders
  • recordkeeping prompts

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Stopping electronic withdrawals by a payday lender

Describes revoking authorization with a payday lender, contacting the bank or credit union, stop-payment orders, and monitoring the account.

Automatic paymentsCash advances and payday loansBanking

Useful for

  • payday or installment lender payment revocation
  • bank follow-up checklist items
  • monitoring reminders

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Regulation E section on preauthorized transfers

Regulation E addresses preauthorized electronic fund transfers, authorization copies, and stop-payment rights with a consumer's financial institution.

Automatic paymentsBanking

Useful for

  • rights-basis references
  • ACH language
  • bank or credit union requests

Federal Trade Commission

Solving problems with a business

A plain-language FTC starting point for communicating clearly with a business about returns, refunds, billing issues, and other resolutions.

Refunds and billingComplaints and records

Useful for

  • refund request structure
  • written record reminders
  • customer-service escalation wording

Federal Trade Commission

Sample letter for disputing card charges

FTC guidance on putting card-charge disputes in writing and keeping supporting records when following up with a card issuer.

Refunds and billingBankingComplaints and records

Useful for

  • charge date and amount fields
  • receipt and screenshot prompts
  • billing dispute checklists

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Payday loan consumer tools

CFPB payday-loan materials covering common loan mechanics, repayment concerns, and questions consumers may want to understand before acting.

Cash advances and payday loansHardship and payment plans

Useful for

  • payday-loan education links
  • repayment-option prompts
  • public-information repository entries

Federal Trade Commission

FTC action involving a tribal payday-lending scheme

FTC public enforcement materials describing allegations and a settlement involving operators of a tribal payday-lending scheme. Useful as background, not as a conclusion about any specific lender.

Cash advances and payday loansComplaints and records

Useful for

  • tribal lending background
  • online lender research
  • factual repository entries

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Paycheck advance product cost and fee materials

CFPB public materials about paycheck-advance products and the importance of understanding costs and fees in that market.

Cash advances and payday loansComplaints and records

Useful for

  • cash-advance app education
  • fee-review context
  • public data-source planning

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Consumer Resource Center

FDIC consumer resources for bank customers, including where to find information and how to contact the FDIC about covered banking issues.

BankingComplaints and records

Useful for

  • banking support references
  • complaint routing education
  • consumer banking repository entries

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Debt collection consumer tools

CFPB resources covering debt collection, validation notices, communication, and ways to learn more about collection issues.

Debt collection and credit reportingComplaints and records

Useful for

  • debt validation form ideas
  • collector communication records
  • third-party contact prompts

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Disputing credit report errors

CFPB credit-report resources that can help consumers understand reports, scores, disputes, and supporting documentation.

Debt collection and credit reportingComplaints and records

Useful for

  • credit reporting dispute templates
  • document checklist prompts
  • furnisher follow-up forms

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Submit a consumer financial complaint

CFPB's complaint portal for many consumer financial products and services. Useful as a factual source for complaint-preparation fields.

Complaints and recordsBankingDebt collection and credit reporting

Useful for

  • complaint summary forms
  • timeline fields
  • requested resolution prompts

Federal Trade Commission

ReportFraud.ftc.gov

FTC reporting site for fraud, scams, bad business practices, and related consumer issues.

Complaints and recordsRefunds and billing

Useful for

  • issue timeline prompts
  • evidence checklist ideas
  • public reporting resource links