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Senate GOP votes to repeal consumer rule

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 25, 2017
The rule that would have allowed consumers to join together to sue their bank or credit card company to resolve financial disputes.
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A look at the bill that would roll back Dodd-Frank regulations

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 8, 2017
Under consideration in the House of Representatives today: a big Republican platform item. Specifically, the rollback of Dodd-Frank financial regulations. This comes in the form of a bill called the Financial Choice Act. Here’s what’s in the bill and what could become law. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Consumer watchdog agency is at risk under Trump

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 8, 2017
S0me Republicans want major changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
President Donald Trump signs executive orders, including one to review the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, under which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created.
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The long road ahead for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by Mark Garrison
Nov 14, 2016
Will the Trump administration try to reign in the agency's power?
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the confirmation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 
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Federal court decides against consumer watchdog agency

by Mark Garrison
Oct 11, 2016
The CFPB's structure was found unconstitutional.
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How new CFPB proposals may affect the way debt collectors contact you

by Tony Wagner and Sarah Menendez
Jul 28, 2016
Less annoying phone calls?
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Federal regulators prepare to rein in debt collectors

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 28, 2016
Some say the new proposed rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau don’t go far enough.
One in three consumers said they’d been contacted by a debt collector over the last year, according to a new study.
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Critics are split on proposed payday loan rules

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 2, 2016
Some say they will help stop predatory practices. Others fear compliance will put lenders out of business.
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Consumer bureau proposes new rules for payday lenders

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 2, 2016
CFPB rules target payday, auto title, and high-interest installment loans.
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New monthly reports distill consumer beefs about banks

by Annie Baxter
Jul 17, 2015
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau document summarizes trends in complaints.
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