American Banker15d
CFPB dismisses enforcement action against TransUnion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's decision to no longer pursue its enforcement action against the credit reporting ...
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R.I.P. CFPB? What’s At Stake If the Watchdog Agency Goes Dark
And Equifax was ordered to pay $15 million in civil penalties. Penalizing banks for creating fake accounts. Wells Fargo paid the CFPB a $100 million initial fine in 2016 for opening about 1.5 ...
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 administration wants to end it.
R.I.P. CFPB? What’s at stake if the watchdog agency goes dark
Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the midst of a complete overhaul that could cripple its ability to act as the ...
The New York Times16d
With the Consumer Agency on Pause, Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Even so, consumers need to be “asking questions and verifying the fine print before opening a ... The major credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — in 2022 voluntarily agreed ...
With the consumer agency on pause, here’s how to protect yourself
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent federal agency created after the 2008 financial crisis, has been ...
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Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of the financial crisis
The CFPB began direct supervision of companies, such as Equifax, TransUnion and Experian, in September 2012. The objective was to make sure information is reliable and accurate. As a journalist ...