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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Financial watchdog expected to regain teeth under Biden
Dec 18, 2020
Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau relaxed rules on payday lending and debt collection.
CFPB rolls back restrictions on payday lenders
Jul 9, 2020
Lenders will not have to verify whether borrowers have the ability to pay back high-interest loans
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.
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.
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.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Trump has "no authority" to appoint interim CFPB boss
Nov 28, 2017
The Massachusetts senator who helped set up the bureau says the president has "created a cloud" over it.
How much could a new leader reshape the CFPB?
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.
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The lawyer representing the CFPB lawsuit explains why he's fighting for this case
Nov 27, 2017
President Donald Trump and the outgoing director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have each chosen different leaders to oversee the watchdog agency. So Leandra English, the current head's pick, has filed a lawsuit.
Suit seeks to stop Trump from naming acting director of CFPB
Nov 27, 2017
Leandra English, who was named interim director of the CFPB by its outgoing director, filed a lawsuit Sunday night.
Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will step down
Nov 15, 2017
Richard Cordray announced today that he’s leaving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by the end of the month. President Donald Trump will get to appoint Cordray’s successor, giving him yet another way to reshape U.S. financial regulation. We take a look at how the president is putting his stamp on these regulations. Click the audio player […]