Congress’s Move to Overturn Overdraft Fee Rule Would Block Relief for Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Threatened CFPB Rule Will Lower Big Bank Overdraft Fees from $35 to $5, Saving Families Billions
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Chopra Firing Brings Four Years of Pro-Consumer CFPB to a Rapid Close
Rohit Chopra’s CFPB beat back overdraft and credit card junk fees, tackled medical debt, credit reporting, student loans, and high-cost lending WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald J. Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an active, pro-consumer regulator. Director Chopra focused the nation’s leading consumer protection agency on protecting people…
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NPR On Point: 'He wanted to destroy me financially': The economic abuse of domestic violence survivors
Nearly every domestic violence survivor has reported suffering economic abuse at the hands of their abusive partner. They’ve been coerced into debt, had their credit scores ruined, lost all financial independence. Few laws are on the books to prevent this. Adrienne Adams, professor in the Department of psychology at Michigan State University, Carla Sanchez-Adams, senior attorney…
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New Report Examines the Harms of Seizing Tax Refunds to Collect Criminal Justice Debt
To Protect Children’s Financial Security and Aid Reentry, Governments Should Prevent Seizure of Earned Income Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits
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Consumers Denied Relief from Unwanted Telemarketing Calls After Federal Court Scraps Consent Rule
Advocates raise alarms over a last-minute decision to vacate a regulation that would have eliminated a large number of unwanted telemarketing calls.
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Top Six TCPA/Robocall Developments in 2024/2025
This article summarizes current Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and robocall developments.
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