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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing changes to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (commonly referred to as “Dodd-Frank”). State attorneys general from 28 states have banded…
The 2019 graduating class of Morehouse College got an amazing surprise in May when billionaire Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off the entirety of their…
School meals are a key component to student success both in and out of the classroom. But when a child arrives without cash in hand or…
Oct. 24, 2019, 11:19 AM PDT By Erik Ortiz A top Education Department official involved in student financial aid resigned Thursday, announcing that he would push…
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during the fifth meeting of the Federal Commission on … [+] School Safety, focusing on the best practices for…
American Express Company (AXP) is a financial services giant and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company offers credit cards, charge cards, and…
Venmo is moving from enabling payments with emojis on a phone to a more traditional method. The popular app, owned by PayPal, will offer a Venmo-branded…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Friday that it will establish a specialized taskforce to, “examine ways to harmonize and modernize federal consumer financial laws,”…
The city of Starkville may have a new method to collect debts following Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Mayor Lynn Spruill introduced a resolution at the…
A recent report shows that more than one-fifth of Americans don’t have a FICO® credit score. A recent report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…
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