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CFPB Highlights Complaints About The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

CFPB Highlights Complaints About The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
CFPB Highlights Complaints About The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
June 22, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new report that indicates consumers are displeased with how student loan servicers are handling (and mishandling) Public...

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Today In Data: CFPB Prepaid Card Rules
Today In Data: CFPB Prepaid Card Rules
June 20, 2017  |  Today In Data

Prepaid card rules have been under fire ever since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put out its new regulations back in October 2016. Get...

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Second Thoughts: CFPB And Prepaid Card Rules
Second Thoughts: CFPB And Prepaid Card Rules
June 20, 2017  |  CFPB

Despite industry concerns — and a potential congressional challenge — the new CFPB prepaid card regulations looked full steam ahead to go into effect on...

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Data Should be Held Back from Consumers, Says Treasury Report
Data Should be Held Back from Consumers, Says Treasury Report
June 15, 2017  |  CFPB

As the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) remains in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and members of Congress, data privacy has been top of...

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Trump Treasury Department Wants To Depower CFPB
Trump Treasury Department Wants To Depower CFPB
June 13, 2017  |  Regulation

In a report released late yesterday (June 12), the Treasury Department officially recommended that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be substantially stripped of its powers....

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For CFPB, About Face On Debt Collection?
For CFPB, About Face On Debt Collection?
June 12, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reversed course about debt collection, and, as The American Banker noted, “in a big win for third-party debt...

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Dodd-Frank Rollback Tops Regulatory Landscape
Dodd-Frank Rollback Tops Regulatory Landscape
June 12, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Big picture thinking dominated news surrounding financial services and payments regulations this past week. In the U.K., a contentious election brought “hard” and “soft” Brexit into...

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Today In Data: Dodd-Frank And Other US Government Updates
Today In Data: Dodd-Frank And Other US Government Updates
June 09, 2017  |  Today In Data

Government regulation is at the core of what helps shape the financial system in nearly every country, and the U.S. is no different. Get the...

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