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By Jim Hightower Photos:Jim Hightower\YouTube Screenshots Top officials of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau erupted in cheers this month. How odd. The cheers were for a federal court…
Photos: YouTube Oct. 1, 2021--WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) at the U.S. Treasury Department has set a notice of proposed rulemaking for the implementation of…
Congresswoman Pressley. “Our $1.6 trillion student debt crisis stands in the way of any meaningful economic recovery effort during and after this pandemic, which is why we must…
Rep. Waters: "Over the past decade, Wells Fargo’s board, management, and regulators have all failed to fix the company’s internal control weaknesses that caused enormous harm for millions…
This report is a result of a one-year Committee investigation into Wells Fargo’s compliance with five regulatory orders issued in response to the company’s widespread consumer abuses. Photo:…
Congresswoman Maxine Waters: "Since your confirmation as Consumer Bureau Director, you have undertaken a series of actions that have undermined the Consumer Bureau’s mission to protect consumers." Photo:…
Rep. Waters: “At a time when prudential regulators should be working to uphold consumer protections, we continue to see a series of deregulatory actions by Trump appointees that…
Seth Frotman, Executive Director of the Student Borrower Protection Center: "This is a devastating indictment of the toll student debt is having on communities of color across the…
NY AG James: “The CFPB’s proposed rule puts the interests of debt collectors ahead of consumers. Too many New Yorkers suffer from harassment and abuse at the hands…
NY AG James: “When student borrowers struggle to make payments on their crushing debts, student loan servicers have an obligation to honestly inform them of the tools they…
