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CFPB’s Next Target: Subprime Credit Cards
Alternative Finances // January 19, 2016

If the topic is consumer protection, alternative financial services or financial inclusion, one thing is certain: At some point or another, the term “subprime borrowers” is going to come up in the conversation. How to help them, how to protect them from the predations of...

Why The CFPB Thinks Arbitration Is Bad
News // December 29, 2015

There are few issues in the world that are quietly controversial, as muteness is not, generally speaking, a feature of conflict, particularly when the disputes are about money and consumer rights. Arbitration — a legally binding method of dispute resolution that happens outside a courtroom...