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Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week
Reuters(Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected to muster enough votes to...Tags: White House, Consumers, Harry Reid, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Politics
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Nuking the filibuster
In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...
Tags: Harry Reid, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Politics, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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Signs of grown-ups in charge
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. Barack Obama used a recess...
Tags: Tom Coburn, Earth Day, Politics, Dave Camp, Elections
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Column: Signs of grown-ups in charge
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. President Barack Obama used a recess...Tags: Tom Coburn, White House, Earth Day, Politics, Dave Camp
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Lenders venturing back into subprime market
Michele and Russell Poland's credit was shot, but they managed to buy their suburban dream home anyway. After a business bankruptcy and a home foreclosure, they turned to a rare option in this era of tightfisted banking — a subprime loan. The...
Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve, Financial and Business Services, Politics, Homes
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Consumer bureau calls payday loans a trap, warns of new rules
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer watchdog said high-cost, short-term loans often trap borrowers in a cycle of debt, warning in a report on Wednesday that new rules could be on the way for payday lenders and banks making similar loans. The...Tags: Consumers, Community Financial Corporation, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Bancorp, Loans
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Republicans intensify pressure to limit powers of consumer agency
WASHINGTON — Republicans have stepped up their pressure to limit the wide-ranging powers of the nation's watchdog over consumers' money matters. The head of a key House committee overseeing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he would no...
Tags: White House, Federal Reserve, Politics, Republican Party, Elections
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Payday loans trap people in a cycle of debt, U.S. watchdog says
Payday loans often trap consumers in a cycle of debt, a new report by the federal government finds. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that the average consumer took out 11 loans during a 12-month period, paying a total of $574 in fees...Tags: Consumers, Community Financial Corporation, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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US consumer bureau calls payday loans a trap, warns of new rules
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer watchdog said high-cost, short-term loans often trap borrowers in a cycle of debt, warning in a report on Wednesday that new rules could be on the way for payday lenders and banks making similar loans....Tags: Consumers, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Bancorp, Finance, Loans
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House chairman bars consumer bureau chief from testifying
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will deliver his semi-annual report to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning, but he's not welcome to do the same before a House panel. House Financial Services Committee...
Tags: Consumers, Maxine Waters, Federal Reserve, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Financial and Business Services
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U.S. House Republican blocks consumer watchdog from testifying
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. Republican lawmaker escalated a partisan fight over the new consumer protection watchdog on Monday, saying the bureau's leader was not welcome to appear before a congressional panel that oversees financial...Tags: Consumers, Maxine Waters, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Financial and Business Services, Politics
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