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CFPB Fines Equifax, TransUnion For Misleading Consumers

CFPB Fines Equifax, TransUnion For Misleading Consumers
CFPB Fines Equifax, TransUnion For Misleading Consumers
January 04, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday (Jan. 3) that it has fined TransUnion and Equifax amid allegations that the two companies misled consumers about...

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100 Days Of (Banking And Regulatory) Change
100 Days Of (Banking And Regulatory) Change
January 03, 2017  |  Post-Election

The ride may be a wild one, and it’s looming close — 100 days that may reshape the way banking is done and how consumers...

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CFPB Looks To Regulate Overdrafts In 2017
CFPB Looks To Regulate Overdrafts In 2017
January 03, 2017  |  CFPB

The CFPB is casting a critical eye on overdraft fees charged by banks — despite facing an uncertain future in the Trump administration. Get the Full...

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The CFPB’s Uncertain 2017
The CFPB’s Uncertain 2017
January 03, 2017  |  CFPB

If asked in September about what kind of year 2017 was going to be, CFPB officials most likely would have spoken mostly about their ongoing...

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Debt Collection Practices No. 1 Consumer Complaint In November
Debt Collection Practices No. 1 Consumer Complaint In November
December 28, 2016  |  CFPB

When it comes to complaints lodged with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about debt collection, the government agency said attempts to collect debt on money...

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Republicans Looking At Ways To Get Cordray Ousted From CFPB
Republicans Looking At Ways To Get Cordray Ousted From CFPB
December 28, 2016  |  News

Richard Cordray, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head, is in the crosshairs of Republican critics who are reportedly looking into any past behavior that could...

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Could The GOP’s Eagerness To Derail The CFPB Backfire?
Could The GOP’s Eagerness To Derail The CFPB Backfire?
December 27, 2016  |  CFPB

Though Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have it out for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, actually giving the regulator the ax may be much more...

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CFPB Acts Against Deceptive Pawn Companies
CFPB Acts Against Deceptive Pawn Companies
December 20, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Monday (Dec. 19) that it took action against four Virginia pawnbrokers for what it said was deceptive practices...

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