Landlords Have a New Hardball Tactic: Tanking Your Credit Score
Landlords are turning to a hardball tactic to go after their tenants in rent disputes: tanking their credit scores. When ...
Consumer watchdog agency that Trump attacked is seen as a hero to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of the White House. But to many people, it has fought abusive ...
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What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, ...
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its ...
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Lack of insurance: Why consumers should avoid storing too much money in payment apps
As use of payment apps has grown in recent years, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has issued guidance on best ...
DC nonprofit seeks to fill void of shuttered federal agency protecting consumers from medical debt
The group Tzedek D.C. wants to step in for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in helping keep medical debt off the ...
The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers ...
Trump Nominates Jonathan McKernan to Lead CFPB Amid Agency Overhaul
President Trump's nomination of Jonathan McKernan as CFPB director signals a potential shift in the agency's regulatory ...
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...
Here’s What CFPB Hold Means for Consumers
Here’s some background on the scope of the CFPB’s activities and how the agency’s tenuous status might affect consumers: What does the CFPB regulate? The Consumer Financial ...
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Texas Federal Court Pauses CFPB Rule Banning Medical Debt from Credit Reports
On February 6, a judge for the United District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a 90-day stay on the CFPB’s ...
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Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The letter noted the CFPB has also analyzed Trump’s campaign proposal to cap credit card interest rates. Chopra was notified of his firing in an email, according to a person familiar with the ...