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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: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fannie Mae, Executive Branch, Litigation and Regulation, The Washington Post
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Consumer agency urges standards for financial advisors to seniors
WASHINGTON — Older Americans can be confused by dozens of special designations for financial advisors for seniors, and government officials should set strict standards for training and conduct to prevent abuses, according to a new federal report....Tags: Consumers, Personal Finance, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Richard Cordray
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Agency wants more rules governing financial advisors for seniors
WASHINGTON -- Older Americans can be confused by dozens of special designations for financial advisors for seniors, and government officials should set strict standards for training and conduct to prevent abuses, according to a federal report released...
Tags: Consumers, Personal Finance, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Richard Cordray
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Housing legislation passes the General Assembly
The Baltimore SunIn addition to an extension of the Homestead Tax Credit application deadline, several other pieces of legislation relevant to homeowners passed both chambers of the General Assembly during the most recent session, which ended earlier this month. Gov....Tags: Taxation, Laws, Financial and Business Services, Harford County, Jamin B. Raskin
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Consumer protection week begins Monday
For the past 15 years, a coalition has worked to share tips and information about privacy protection, money and debt management and recognizing identity theft, frauds and scams. University of Maryland Extension — Washington County is joining the...Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Credit and Debt, Consumers, Marketing, Environmental Issues
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Broader complaint data now available for loan, mortgage and banking disputes
Watchdog with Paul MuschickFederal authorities this week released data on more than 90,000 complaints filed about mortgages, student loans, other loans and banking issues. The data expand on a previously released database of credit card complaints. The Consumer Financial Protection... -
Consumer group wants new student-loan payment, refinance options
Borrowers with student loans from private lenders need more flexible repayment plans and should be able to refinance at lower rates once they establish a solid record of making payments, a key advocate told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....
Tags: Loans, Consumers, Money and Monetary Policy
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Regulators probing alleged mortgage insurance kickback scheme
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are conducting an extensive investigation into an alleged mortgage insurance kickback scheme that pushed up costs for home buyers dating from the mid-1990s. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in disclosing...
Tags: Consumers, Corporate Crime, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HSBC Holdings plc, MGIC Investment Corporation
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Feds fine four mortgage insurers $15 million for alleged kickbacks
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators hit four national private mortgage insurance companies Thursday with a combined $15.4 million in fines to settle allegations of making improper kickbacks to lenders to steer consumer business to them. The fines, which...
Tags: Ottawa Senators, Corporate Crime, Consumers, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Genworth Financial Inc
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Banks are not complying with mortgage settlement, survey finds
Banks aren't living up to pledges they made in last year's landmark government settlement of mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses, according to an advocacy group's survey of California housing counselors and lawyers. The California Reinvestment...
Tags: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Investments, Financial and Business Services, Citigroup Incorporated, Mortgages
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Report: Banks aren't complying with mortgage settlement terms
Banks aren’t living up to pledges they made as part of a $26-billion settlement of government investigations into mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses, according to an advocacy group’s survey of California housing counselors and lawyers....Tags: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Investments, Financial and Business Services, Citigroup Incorporated, Mortgages
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Political stalemate continues on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a director only because the president went around Congress and seated Richard Cordray through a recess appointment. Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general, was up for nomination again today, and the...
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