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**FILE** Rohit Chopra (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau via Wikimedia Commons)
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CFPB Cracks Down on Credit Repair Scams with $2.7 Billion Judgment

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer September 7, 2023September 8, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced a $2.7 billion judgment against major credit repair firms for illegally collecting up-front fees and failing to deliver on promised services, as well as a 10-year ban on telemarketing credit repair services.

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FTC Takes On Fraudulent Student Debt Relief Scams, Fake ‘Free Trials’

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer June 15, 2023June 19, 2023
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Nation’s Debt Limit Bill More a Financial Reprieve than Resolution

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer June 8, 2023June 14, 2023
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What Happens If America Can No Longer Pay Its Bills?

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
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Credit Reporting Topped CFPB Debt Collection Complaints in 2022

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer April 19, 2023April 24, 2023
**FILE** The monument sign in front of the parking lot of the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters at 3003 West Tasman Drive in Santa Clara, California (Minh Nguyen via Wikimedia Commons)
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$322B Bank Failures Become a Different ‘March Madness’

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer April 6, 2023April 7, 2023
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FHA Makes Housing More Affordable for 850,000 Borrowers

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer March 16, 2023March 20, 2023
**FILE** Rohit Chopra (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau via Wikimedia Commons)
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CFPB Seeks Rule on Junk Fees to Put $9B Back in Consumers’ Pockets

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer February 15, 2023February 16, 2023
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by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer January 19, 2023January 23, 2023
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