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Buy Now, Pay Later firms push back against consumer protection rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may rescind proposed rules treating Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services like ...
Banks are keeping credit card rates high even after the CFPB rule they blamed for high APRs was killed
Retail cards hit a record high average interest rate of 30.5% last year, according to a Bankrate survey, and rates have ...
Trump's CFPB drops enforcement of buy now, pay later rule in latest rollback of consumer protections
The CFPB said Tuesday it will stop enforcing a Biden-era rule treating buy now, pay later firms like credit card lenders.
What dramatic cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could mean for consumers
The Trump administration is in a battle over how far it can scale back the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here's what ...
Debt.com Survey: 91% of Americans with Medical Debt Say It Shouldn't Hurt Credit Scores - But Political Attacks on CFPB Put New Protections at Risk
A new national survey from Debt.com finds 9 in 10 Americans with medical debt believe it should not appear on credit reports, ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asks court to toss its rule barring medical debt from credit reports
In a joint motion, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) joined credit reporting and consumer data trade groups in requesting that the court set aside the Prohibition on Creditors and ...
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What dramatic cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could mean for consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one of the early targets of the Trump administration's attempts to dramatically reduce government spending. The bureau's work was first suspended in ...