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CFPB revises CARD Act rules, making it easier for stay-at-home mates to get credit
baltimoresun.comThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has revised rules on the 2009 CARD Act, paving the way for non-working spouses and partners to qualify for credit cards.... -
Elizabeth Warren to pen new book -- a middle-class call to arms?
A book can’t rescue the American middle class. But a lot of politicians who say they want to rescue the American middle class are writing books about their travails and their vision — all timed to come out as the 2016 presidential election...
Tags: Book, U.S. Senate, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Elizabeth Warren
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U.S. House votes to tie student loan rates to market
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system. Republicans say their plan is a long-term solution that...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Republican Party, Finance, Consumers
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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Education, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Publisher: Sen. Elizabeth Warren has book deal; release planned for spring 2014
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal. The Massachusetts Democrat has an agreement with Henry Holt and Company for a...Tags: Book, Elizabeth Warren, Timothy Geithner, Barack Obama, Henry Paulson
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Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...Tags: Immigration, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Career and Workplace
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: Weather, Career and Workplace, Environmental Issues, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senate
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Lamar Alexander, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Weather, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Another payday loan debate on the horizon
Get ready for another debate on whether payday loan stores should return to Pennsylvania. State Sen. Pat Browne of Allentown said Friday he intends to introduce legislation in the next few weeks that would "redefine the debate" over access to short-...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Bill Harris, Credit and Debt, Loans, Allentown
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Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather...
Tags: Services and Shopping, The Washington Post, Fannie Mae, Finance, Consumers
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When short sales leave sellers short
Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather than having negotiated a...Tags: Freddie Mac, Services and Shopping, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Fannie Mae
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U.S. Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week
ReutersBy Emily Stephenson May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. 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...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Finance, Consumers
Apr 30, 2013
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May 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 21, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 20, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 17, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
May 18, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
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