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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

When it comes to crypto, it's buyer beware

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 11, 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a new bulletin of consumer complaints about crypto.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received more than 8,000 complaints about crypto in the past four years.
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"Buy now, pay later" can come with a cost, federal consumer watchdog says

by Savannah Peters
Sep 19, 2022
The CFPB says delinquencies and late fees add up and recommends tighter regulation of loans in line with the credit card industry.
Buy now, pay later services can be risky for consumers, who aren't always well-informed of the penalties for missed payments.
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Tenants facing pandemic eviction have a new ally: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by Kimberly Adams
Apr 20, 2021
The new CFPB rule requires landlords to clearly inform tenants — and limits what debt collectors can do.
The new CFPB new rule forbids debt collectors from giving tenants misleading information about their rights.
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Financial watchdog expected to regain teeth under Biden

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 18, 2020
Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau relaxed rules on payday lending and debt collection.
Consumer advocates want to see the CFPB under Biden tighten rules on payday loans, bank fees and credit report errors.
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CFPB rolls back restrictions on payday lenders

by Samantha Fields
Jul 9, 2020
Lenders will not have to verify whether borrowers have the ability to pay back high-interest loans
About 12 million Americans take out payday loans every year, mostly to cover necessities like rent or utilities.
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Black applicants are more likely to be denied mortgages, study finds

by Amy Scott
Jun 26, 2020
And that's one reason for the persistent homeownership gap.
A house for sale in Seattle. Black homeownership rose slightly in 2019, but mortgage denial rates were still much higher — 16% for Black applicants compared to 7% for white borrowers.
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How much protection for consumers?

by Ryan Kailath
Apr 11, 2018
Mick Mulvaney is set to testify before Congress on April 11 about how he’s managing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It might be hard to tell, but, the CFPB still there. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Mick Mulvaney doesn’t think the CFPB needs more money

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 18, 2018
The acting director requested $0 for the bureau’s funding.
Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's pick for acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, walks back to the White House from the CFPB building after he showed up for his first day of work on November 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Trump has "no authority" to appoint interim CFPB boss

by David Brancaccio
Nov 28, 2017
The Massachusetts senator who helped set up the bureau says the president has "created a cloud" over it.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a Democratic Policy and Communications Committee hearing in the Capitol building on July 19, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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How much could a new leader reshape the CFPB?

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 27, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in the wake of the financial crisis, is locked in a leadership struggle after its first director stepped down last week.
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's pick for acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, walks back to the White House from the CFPB building after he showed up for his first day of work today in Washington, D.C.
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