From today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser: President Donald Trump’s rapid pullback of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation for consumers…
From today’s New York Times: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning into the Corporate Financial Protection Bureau. President Trump’s C.F.P.B. has not only ceased to pursue its mandate; it…
From today’s New York Times: Heading into the holiday shopping season this year, retailers said they expected consumers to be more discerning — motivated by deals rather than a once-a-year…
From today’s Washington Post: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday that it has finalized new rules limiting the fees that banks can charge when customers overdraw their accounts. In…
From today’s NBS News: Consumer advocates say they’re preparing for sweeping changes at one of Washington’s newest financial watchdogs under President-elect Donald Trump, whose allies have promised broad deregulation of…
From today’s The Hill: Business and advertising groups are demanding “significant changes” to a landmark data privacy bill slated for a markup on Thursday. House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy…
From today’s NBC7 San Diego: You’ve probably noticed a new way to pay when shopping online over the past few years. It’s known as “buy now, pay later,” or BNPL.…
From today’s New York Times: When New York magazine’s finance advice columnist dropped an article that went viral on Thursday about falling victim to a $50,000 scam, my heart skipped…
From today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Disputes between landlords and tenants were the most common type of complaint filed with Wisconsin’s consumer protection agency last year. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,…
From today’s Buzzfeed News: 1. Just like you shouldn’t go to the grocery store when you’re hungry, don’t head out to the mall on Black Friday without a gameplan. Woroch…