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Today In Data: Keeping Current In An Always-Connected, On-Demand Ecosystem
Today In Data: Keeping Current In An Always-Connected, On-Demand Ecosystem
November 30, 2018  |  Today In Data

The world may not feel like a radically different place than it was at the turn of the last century – but in less than...

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Kathy Kraninger One Step Closer To CFPB Nom
Kathy Kraninger One Step Closer To CFPB Nom
November 29, 2018  |  Personnel

Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s pick as the new full-time director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), passed an important procedural vote in the Senate...

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CFPB, Payday Lender Cash Express Settle Lawsuit
CFPB, Payday Lender Cash Express Settle Lawsuit
October 25, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced a settlement with payday lender Cash Express, which will pay approximately $32,000 in restitution to consumers, as...

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Pew Pushes Installment Loans As Regulated Payday Alternative
Pew Pushes Installment Loans As Regulated Payday Alternative
October 17, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Short-term lending – specifically, payday loans – have attracted a lot of attention in recent years, from the media and from the regulators. A little...

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OCC Unhappy With Wells’ Response To Auto Lending Scandal
OCC Unhappy With Wells’ Response To Auto Lending Scandal
October 04, 2018  |  Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) isn’t satisfied with the progress Wells Fargo has made in reimbursing customers who might have been...

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Analysis Claims $88.6M Laundered Via Crypto Exchanges
Analysis Claims $88.6M Laundered Via Crypto Exchanges
September 28, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

For years, law enforcement has feared that bitcoin could make money laundering easier. And now, in a new analysis of 2,500 suspected crypto crimes that made...

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CFPB Sues Cos Making Loans Against Future Pension Payments
CFPB Sues Cos Making Loans Against Future Pension Payments
September 14, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has filed a complaint against multiple parties, accusing them of making loans against future pension payments....

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Wells’ Plan To Compensate Auto Insurance Holders Rejected
Wells’ Plan To Compensate Auto Insurance Holders Rejected
September 12, 2018  |  Regulation

Wells Fargo has seen U.S. regulators turn down its plan to pay back customers who purchased auto insurance they didn’t need. Reuters, citing three sources...

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CFPB Ombudsman Quits, Says Bureau ‘Abandoned’ Consumers
CFPB Ombudsman Quits, Says Bureau ‘Abandoned’ Consumers
August 28, 2018  |  CFPB

Seth Frotman, an assistant director and student loan ombudsman for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), had some harsh words for acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney...

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