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Lawmakers Demand Answers From CFPB On Payday Rule
Lawmakers Demand Answers From CFPB On Payday Rule
February 01, 2018  |  Regulation

Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, received questions from Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the head Democrat on the House...

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CFPB Sends Out RFI Over Administrative Adjudications
CFPB Sends Out RFI Over Administrative Adjudications
January 31, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wants more insight into the use of administrative adjudications and sent out a Request for Information (RFI) to get...

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Courts Take Away President’s Power To Fire CFPB Without Just Cause
Courts Take Away President’s Power To Fire CFPB Without Just Cause
January 31, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) scored a victory Wednesday (Jan. 31) when a U.S. appeals court ruled the President can only remove the head...

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB
Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB
January 26, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It seems an era has drawn to a close at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) as that under Mick Mulvaney, interim director and Office...

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CFPB Delays Prepaid Card Rule Implementation For A Year
CFPB Delays Prepaid Card Rule Implementation For A Year
January 25, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has extended the effective date on its 2016 prepaid card rule, among other modifications announced today (Jan. 25). The...

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CFPB Drops Investigation Into Lender That Donated To Mulvaney
CFPB Drops Investigation Into Lender That Donated To Mulvaney
January 24, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has dropped its investigation into World Acceptance Corp., which had been accused of taking advantage of low-income borrowers. According...

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CFPB Appeal To Unseat Mulvaney Gets Expedited
CFPB Appeal To Unseat Mulvaney Gets Expedited
January 24, 2018  |  CFPB

It looks like the fight over who will lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is coming to an end, as a federal appeals court...

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Acting Director Mulvaney Calls For A More Humble CFPB
Acting Director Mulvaney Calls For A More Humble CFPB
January 24, 2018  |  CFPB

Mick Mulvaney — the White House’s head of the Office of Budget and Management and the interim director of the CFPB (barring a court ruling...

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Across The Crypto Legal Bow, Lawsuits
Across The Crypto Legal Bow, Lawsuits
January 22, 2018  |  Regulation Roundup

And now begin the lawsuits. The regulators have been looking at cryptocurrency operators – and in the United States, at least, are firing shots across...

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