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Dems Vow To Reverse CFPB Actions Under Mulvaney
Dems Vow To Reverse CFPB Actions Under Mulvaney
March 08, 2019  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau came under fire from the House Financial Services Committee, which is now controlled by Democrats, during a hearing Thursday (March...

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CFPB: More Servicemembers Use VA Loans For First-Time Homebuying
CFPB: More Servicemembers Use VA Loans For First-Time Homebuying
March 01, 2019  |  Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) disclosed in a report on Friday (March 1) that there has been an increase in active duty service members...

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On Capitol Hill, Credit Bureau CEOs Say Reporting Changes Are In the Air
On Capitol Hill, Credit Bureau CEOs Say Reporting Changes Are In the Air
February 27, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Lawmakers grilled the heads of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, calling the credit reporting a “broken” system — and new legislation introduced this week has some...

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Rep. Maxine Waters Implores CFPB Employees To Report Wrongdoing
Rep. Maxine Waters Implores CFPB Employees To Report Wrongdoing
February 25, 2019  |  Regulation

California Representative Maxine Waters has written an open letter to employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and urged them to provide information and...

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Morgan Lewis Principal Weighs In On Payday Loan Debate
Morgan Lewis Principal Weighs In On Payday Loan Debate
February 18, 2019  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said earlier in the month that it will look to overhaul a number of payday loan regulations that were...

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FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?
FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?
February 11, 2019  |  Regulation

A new report finds that it’s tough to regulate what one cannot define — and that’s true in FinTech credit, a nascent industry where the...

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CFPB Payday Lending Rules 2.0 — What’s Next
CFPB Payday Lending Rules 2.0 — What’s Next
February 07, 2019  |  CFPB

The next chapter in the ongoing saga that is payday loan regulation officially began yesterday (Feb. 6), with the announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection...

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CFPB To Overhaul Payday Lending Rule
CFPB To Overhaul Payday Lending Rule
February 06, 2019  |  Regulation

As part of a move to revise a payday loan regulation from the Obama era, the Trump administration on Wednesday (Feb. 6) revealed a plan...

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CFPB, Payday Lenders Settle
CFPB, Payday Lenders Settle
February 03, 2019  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the government watchdog agency, settled with a handful of payday lenders over alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act....

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