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Dodd-Frank One Step Closer To Legislative Unwinding
May 05, 2017

The House Financial Services Committee has voted to send the Financial Choice Act to the full House of Representatives for a floor vote.  The majority-backed initiative represents a rollback of the Obama-era financial regulations known collectively as Dodd-Frank. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Republicans Look To Weaken CFPB’s Power, But Face Tough Opposition From Democrats
May 01, 2017

Ever since the Dodd-Frank Act gave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jurisdiction over just about every US business that provides some form of consumer credit, Republicans have been complaining that the agency has too much power. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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CFPB Slams Online Lenders
April 28, 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just recently filed suit against four online lenders for allegedly collecting on consumer debts they were not legally owed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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

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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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

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 is to help open up the discussion on how the positive effects of a free enterprise can be extended to...

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

“Boy, they really hate you, don’t they?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Defending Its Life: What To Expect From The CFPB’s Trip To The D.C. Appellate Court
April 04, 2017

There are no shortage of divisive topics in Washington D.C. these days; it would, in fact, be quicker and easier to make a list of topics that enjoy bipartisan agreement than to try and catalog all the individual differences. Judges, budgets, healthcare, regulation, the environment...

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Short-Term Lenders Hope For A Long-Term Future
March 21, 2017

What is short-term lending’s long-term future? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

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Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
March 20, 2017

In a brief filed on Friday (March 17) in a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Justice Department declared that the agency’s structure is unconstitutional. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...