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CFPB Snapshot Highlights Biggest Student Loan Complaints
CFPB Snapshot Highlights Biggest Student Loan Complaints
April 26, 2017  |  Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a monthly complaint snapshot revealing that both private and federal student loan borrowers nationwide report persistent servicing breakdowns that may...

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What The People Think Of Payday Lending
What The People Think Of Payday Lending
April 25, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

A lot has been said and written about payday loans. In fact, there’s been a literal deluge of data on the subject: stacks of studies,...

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Advocacy Group Sues US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Advocacy Group Sues US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
April 19, 2017  |  CFPB

Protecting consumers from credit card fraud is a massive undertaking and is something that’s not likely taken lightly by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....

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In Show Of Support, Wells Fargo CEO, Chairman Buy Shares
In Show Of Support, Wells Fargo CEO, Chairman Buy Shares
April 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Tim Sloan and Chairman Stephen Sanger combined purchased 100,000 shares of the bank’s stock as it aims to crawl its way...

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CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s Remarks At Operation HOPE Global Forums Annual Meeting
CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s Remarks At Operation HOPE Global Forums Annual Meeting
April 13, 2017  |  CFPB

Each year, financial literacy empowerment and economic education non-profit organization Operation HOPE hosts its Global Forums Annual Meeting. The purpose of these series of meetings...

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What Went Wrong At Wells
What Went Wrong At Wells
April 11, 2017  |  Banking

Despite the fact that banking scandals and large fines handed down by the CFPB have become something of a de rigueur part of life for...

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Elevate Goes Public; Stocks Closes Higher On First Day Of Trading
Elevate Goes Public; Stocks Closes Higher On First Day Of Trading
April 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Elevate Credit, the lending startup that last year delayed its initial public offering, went public late last week, beginning trading on the New York Stock...

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CFPB Director Cordray Blasted By Legislators That Would Like To See Him Gone
CFPB Director Cordray Blasted By Legislators That Would Like To See Him Gone
April 07, 2017  |  CFPB

“Boy, they really hate you, don’t they?” Such were the words from Massachusetts Democrat Michael Capuano during a hearing this week between CFPB Director Richard...

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Technology Safeguarding The Age-Old Practice Of Financial Data Sharing
Technology Safeguarding The Age-Old Practice Of Financial Data Sharing
April 07, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The approach to financial services for consumers and businesses is quite vast, but across the spectrum, access to and management of financial data is a...

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