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Tag: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

close up photo of credit cards
Posted inFinancial Literacy

CFPB Sues TransUnion on Credit Reporting Violations

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer May 5, 2022May 6, 2022

Although debt collection has been a longtime leading issue reported to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), during the COVID-19 pandemic, another issue emerged as the nation’s number one consumer concern: credit reporting.

A home in the foreclosure process. (Photo courtesy shutterstock.com)
Posted inBusiness

U.S. Consumer Agency Offers Info for Renters, Homeowners

by James Wright Jr. March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
Posted inFinancial Literacy

Black and Latino Consumers Dispute Credit Reports Twice as Much as Whites

by WI Guest Author November 18, 2021December 21, 2021
**Rohit Chopra (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inFinancial Literacy

New CFPB Director Rohit Chopra Pledges to Protect Americans from Financial Fraud

by WI Guest Author October 7, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inFinancial Literacy

A Year of COVID-19 Brought Record Consumer Debt and Collection Complaints

by WI Guest Author April 1, 2021December 21, 2021
Kathy Kraninger
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

CFPB Gives a Green Light to Predatory Payday Lenders

by WI Guest Author July 16, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of supremecourt.gov
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Supreme Court Decision Jeopardizes CFPB’s Future and its Independence

by WI Guest Author July 2, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Fair Credit Denials Limit Wealth-Building for Black Consumers, Businesses

by WI Guest Author March 5, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of Aliman Senai via Wikimedia Commons
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Voters Prefer Payday Lending Protection, Regulators Seek Less

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inCharlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Housing Discrimination Complaints Reach 24-Year High, While HUD Rolls Back Fair Housing Rules

by WI Guest Author November 14, 2019December 21, 2021

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