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Consumer advocates stress discrimination concerns despite new mortgage rule
Consumer advocates welcomed a federal effort aiming to prevent predatory mortgage lending at a town hall in Baltimore on Thursday, but expressed worries that new rules would not halt discrimination.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a...Tags: Linthicum, Economy, Business and Finance, Social Issues, Banking, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Industry starts to digest mortgage rules
Long-awaited mortgage lending rules announced Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau brought generally positive reviews from lenders and consumer groups but they're still waiting for the other shoes to drop. Long-awaited mortgage lending...
Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Banking, Mortgages
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CFPB: Consumers entitled to free reports from wide range of specialty reporting companies
Many consumers are aware that the big three credit reporting agencies — TransUnion, Experian and Equifax — maintain credit files on us and that we are entitled to a free copy of our report annually. But what’s less known is that...Tags: Consumers, Equifax Incorporated
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New mortgage lending rules to limit loan options
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is planning a Thursday morning announcement of new lending rules that it hopes will move the mortgage market toward a sustainable middle ground, somewhere in between the free-wheeling days of no-documentation loans...
Tags: Lobbying, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Economy, Business and Finance, Richard Cordray
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Specialty credit reporting firms are warned: Give free reports
WASHINGTON -- People need to monitor more than just the three largest credit reporting companies, and some specialty firms that track rent payments, employment history and insurance claims aren't providing a free annual report as required by law, a...
Tags: Google+, Consumers, Equifax Incorporated, Richard Cordray, Labor Legislation
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University of Maryland pledges to make financial aid transparent
University of Maryland system is among 10 colleges and universities promising to make financial aid transparent to students. It’s part of an Obama Administration effort to make sure incoming students understand what they’re getting into. The...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Education, Consumers, Financial Aid
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Dueling dozens
For the past year, left-leaning Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has regularly been trading views on the presidential race with writers from the other side of the political spectrum, looking for trends, points of agreement and areas of divergence. For the last...Tags: The Pentagon, Abortion, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Social Issues, Abortion Issue
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Romney seeks rollback of rules
In almost every speech, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney criticizes President Barack Obama for overregulating, and he has made cutting regulations in two areas — the financial industry and the environment — a staple of his campaign....Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama, Standards
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Credit reporting agencies facing scrutiny from the feds
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThere are few numbers more important these days than the three digits that make up your credit score. Without decent credit, you may pay more for a loan, pay higher credit card interest or not be able to tap credit...... -
Capital One to refund $150 million to customers
Watchdog with Paul MuschickLast week it was Wells Fargo that was in trouble with the feds. Today, it's Capital One. Two federal agencies announced that 2.5 million customers will share about $150 million in refunds because the bank deceptively sold credit card services...... -
You may discover a refund on your credit card
Watchdog with Paul MuschickAbout 3.5 million Discover cardholders are in line for refunds after federal authorities alleged the credit card company made deceptive sales pitches when hawking account services such as identity theft protection. The agreement calls for Discover to... -
American Express: Maybe you should leave home without it
Watchdog with Paul MuschickAmerican Express is the latest bank to be accused of illegal credit card practices. Some cardholders may be entitled to refunds. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said today it issued orders requiring three American Express subsidiaries to refund...
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