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CFPB Requests Retail Credit Cards Offer More Transparent Promotions
CFPB Requests Retail Credit Cards Offer More Transparent Promotions
June 09, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced in a press release that it sent letters to top retail credit card companies encouraging them to use...

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CFPB: Consumer Finance Background Impacts How People Establish Credit Histories
CFPB: Consumer Finance Background Impacts How People Establish Credit Histories
June 08, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a study Wednesday (June 7) that shows the way consumers establish their credit history can differ based on...

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House Committee Threatens CFPB’s Cordray With Contempt Charges
House Committee Threatens CFPB’s Cordray With Contempt Charges
June 08, 2017  |  CFPB

In another salvo lobbed by Congress and, specifically, Republicans toward the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the House Financial Services Committee is, as The American...

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Chipotle Hacked, Wells Re-org’ed And Canada Just Says No To The Blockchain
Chipotle Hacked, Wells Re-org’ed And Canada Just Says No To The Blockchain
June 05, 2017  |  Data Dive

With the comings and goings of Memorial Day, the time has come to kick back, relax and try not to work too hard or move...

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CFPB: Older Consumers Log Most Payments Complaints
CFPB: Older Consumers Log Most Payments Complaints
June 01, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly complaint report Wednesday (May 31) that showed older consumers frequently report servicing problems with reverse mortgages, difficulties...

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The CFPB’s Fact Finding Into SMB Lending (And Why Bankers Are Worried)
The CFPB’s Fact Finding Into SMB Lending (And Why Bankers Are Worried)
May 30, 2017  |  CFPB

After seven years of offering close scrutiny to any and all aspects of consumer lending — mortgage underwriting, car loans, short-term lending, credit cards, debt collection,...

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The CFPB Sizzle, Patent Trolls Fizzle And Millennials Face A Rough Ride
The CFPB Sizzle, Patent Trolls Fizzle And Millennials Face A Rough Ride
May 26, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The CFPB managed to have an encouraging-looking day in court this week — while patent trolling most certainly did not. And millennials faced critiques for...

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CFPB Has Its Day In Court
CFPB Has Its Day In Court
May 25, 2017  |  CFPB

Constitutional after all? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau got a win (and depending on which side of the argument you favor, so did consumers) when...

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CFPB Fate In The Hands Of Appeals Court
CFPB Fate In The Hands Of Appeals Court
May 24, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director Richard Cordray’s fate lies in the hands of an appeals court that will hear oral arguments...

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