Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of the financial crisis
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a go-to financial agency for dealing with bad practices. Trump ...
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Gutting the CFPB Could Leave You More Vulnerable to Financial Fraud. Here's Why
The CFPB emerged in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis with the mission of "enforcing federal consumer financial laws and ...
Consumers, these protections that passed before the buzzer might signal end of golden age
The weeks before the inauguration of a new president of the United States were an extraordinary time for consumer regulators ...
Get the most from your cards: How credit card protections work
If you're disciplined with your credit card use, your cards can be valuable tools. By using a credit card, you can forgo the ...
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Is the CFPB Being Eliminated? What Could That Mean for You?
It looks like a government watchdog may have been put on a chain, and some experts are worried what this could mean for ...
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Is the golden era of consumer protection about to disappear?
I haven’t seen anyone pronounce what I’m about to say. The weeks before the inauguration of a new president of the United States were an extraordinary time for consumer regulators — and by definition, ...
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Personal Finance columnist says CFPB is important 'one stop shop' to protect consumers
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with personal finance columnist Susan Tompor about the real-world implications of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau being dismantled.
What Cuts to the CFPB Could Mean For Consumers
Federal Reserve that the CFPB would not be taking its next funding draw “because it is not ‘reasonably necessary’ to carry ...
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Consumers, these protections that passed before the buzzer might signal end of golden age
By far, the most active was the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — also known as ConsumerFinance.gov. The bureau is beloved by Democrats who created it after the financial meltdown.
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Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of the financial crisis
Last week, I went to ConsumerFinance.gov and saw zip. Just a 404 error, "page not found." It's an incredibly weird feeling to see a government page just sort of vanish. I say "sort of" because ...