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Mulvaney Says CFPB Is Too Powerful
Mulvaney Says CFPB Is Too Powerful
April 03, 2018  |  CFPB

CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney offered up the agency’s first semi-annual report under his tenure. Other than saying the agency is “too powerful” and offering...

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Consumers Paid $34.3B In Overdraft Fees In 2017
Consumers Paid $34.3B In Overdraft Fees In 2017
March 29, 2018  |  Banking

Overdraft fees have reached their highest level since 2009, which was at the end of the Great Recession. Consumers paid $34.3 billion in overdraft fees...

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Changing The Direction Of Debt Collection
Changing The Direction Of Debt Collection
March 27, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Debt collectors are historically an unpopular group of people. Even the Bible has shade to throw their way. (Debt collectors, Biblically speaking, share a category...

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CFPB Issues Final Rule Connecting Mortgage Servicers To Bankrupt Borrowers
CFPB Issues Final Rule Connecting Mortgage Servicers To Bankrupt Borrowers
March 09, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) introduced a final rule on Thursday (March 8) that it said will help mortgage servicers communicate with borrowers who...

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Mulvaney Hints At CFPB’s Future In Bank Regulation
Mulvaney Hints At CFPB’s Future In Bank Regulation
March 02, 2018  |  CFPB

The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Mick Mulvaney, could allow other regulators to be in charge of supervisory matter, in an...

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CFPB Looks To Improve Complaint Reporting
CFPB Looks To Improve Complaint Reporting
March 02, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking public evidence to ensure that the government watchdog agency is doing everything it can to best protect...

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Mulvaney Tells Warren To Take Complaints To CFPB’s Creator
Mulvaney Tells Warren To Take Complaints To CFPB’s Creator
February 28, 2018  |  CFPB

Mick Mulvaney shot back at Elizabeth Warren after the U.S. Senator has repeatedly criticized his policy changes as the acting director of the Consumer Financial...

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Coinbase Struggles Lead To Mounting Consumer Complaints
Coinbase Struggles Lead To Mounting Consumer Complaints
February 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

What happens to a company when demand is so high that it can’t scale fast enough? What happens when bad guys make off with the...

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Ripple Sizzles, Retail Sales Fizzle And PepsiCo Makes Digital Deliver
Ripple Sizzles, Retail Sales Fizzle And PepsiCo Makes Digital Deliver
February 16, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

PepsiCo turned some heads with its quarterly earnings call announcement that it would take some of its tax reform windfall and reinvest it in improving the firm’s eCommerce...

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