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The role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has come under scrutiny, but as of the time of this writing, it’s still a place for consumers to log complaints against financial institutions. And during the coronavirus pandemic,…
The United States Senate has unanimously passed legislation protecting stimulus checks from being garnished by creditors. The bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by senate finance committee chairman Sen.…
In February 2020, the Federal Reserve found that Americans have reached a record high for the amount of credit card debt owed. On top of that,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today filed a complaint in the federal district court for the Central District of California against GST…
On April 1, as the nation was in the beginning stages of its COVID-19 shutdown and companies, including financial institutions, encountered operational challenges, the Consumer Financial…
Oportun, a California loan company that filed 14,000 lawsuits in six months, has dismissed thousands of claims after a Guardian investigation A California lending company that…
DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) – Carolyn Matinzi turned to Better Call Behnken for help with a 4-year-old hospital bill that her insurance company claimed it already…
Consumer demand for new borrowing through credit cards is down sharply. Photo: Sebadelha Julie/Zuma Press By Matthew Dalton Close Matthew Dalton Biography @DJMatthewDalton [email protected] and AnnaMaria…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Townstone Financial Inc., a Chicago-based nonbank retail-mortgage creditor. CFPB’s complaint alleges that Townstone violated…
THE TERM STATUTE OF limitations may sound like legal jargon but it’s a concept that’s worth understanding, especially if you have private student loans. Any time…
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