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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: Dave Camp, White House, Earth Day, Federal Aviation Administration, George Will
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High-cost borrowing is a new American norm, research finds
High-cost borrowing through payday loans, pawn shops, auto title loans and others is no longer on the margins of U.S. consumer behavior — about 1 in 4 Americans have tapped this kind of financing, new research shows. A new study by the National...
Tags: Research, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Consumers
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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: Richard Cordray, Loans, Financial and Business Services, Interior Policy, Federal Reserve
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Entering homeownership with eyes wide open
Sitting down in front of a pile of mortgage loan documents to sign at the closing, with a lending officer and maybe a real estate agent at your side, what do you look at first? The eye typically latches on to the simplest things to read, namely the...Tags: Real Estate, Loans, Psychology, Services and Shopping, DePaul University
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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: U.S. Bancorp, Richard Cordray, Loans, Community Financial Corporation, Credit and Debt
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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, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Supreme Court, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace
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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: Richard Cordray, Community Financial Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, 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: Richard Cordray, U.S. Bancorp, Loans, Credit and Debt, Finance
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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: Maxine Waters, Richard Cordray, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Supreme Court
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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: Maxine Waters, Richard Cordray, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. House of Representatives
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MarksJarvis: Financial literacy programs well worth the time
It's Money Smart Week, a collection of free financial literacy programs offered throughout the week, aimed at helping people deal with virtually every money issue imaginable: from how to get out of debt, to buying homes, paying for college, building a...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Colleges and Universities, 401K, Financial and Business Services, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Political kin, and politically dangerous
WASHINGTON -- The regulatory, administrative state, which progressives champion, is generally a servant of the strong, for two reasons. It responds to financially powerful and politically sophisticated factions. And it encourages rent-seekers to exploit...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Litigation and Regulation, Executive Branch, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Government
Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 21, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 19, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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