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Protesters Gather Outside CFPB To Denounce Student Lending Reorg As Agency Tries To Downplay The Move
Protesters gathered in front of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection yesterday, as they sought to voice their opposition to...
Read moreDetailsAdvocacy Group Ties CFPB Complaints to Mulvaney’s Donors As Agency Seeks to Make Database Private
An advocacy group is claiming that the plan from Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial...
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White House Wants Mulvaney At CFPB As Long as Possible: Report
The White House is "dragging its feet" and purposefully using partisan bickering in Congress to its advantage as a means...
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Student Lending Unit Reorg at CFPB Another Sign of Agency’s Shifting Priorities
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has announced that it is moving its student lending division to the agency's division...
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Woman Facing 20 Years in Prison For Collecting $56k in Fake Debts
A Buffalo-woman who has admitted to running a debt collection scam with her brother is facing 20 years in prison....
Read moreDetailsDonald B. Kramer, Founder of The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, Passes Away
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2018 The leadership and staff note with sadness the passing of Donald B. Kramer, the...
Read moreDetailsCFPB Officials Talk About Agency’s Transition, Enforcement Actions
A pair of senior officials from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection spoke on a panel earlier this week at...
Read moreDetailsACA Hires Federal Advocacy Director
ACA International has hired Leah Dempsey as vice president and senior counsel of federal advocacy. Dempsey most recently worked for...
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Defunct California Agency Sentenced in Bribery Case; Former Employee Facing Sentencing This Month
A now-defunct California collection agency was sentenced on Monday to pay a $350,000 fine and forfeit nearly $950,000 after engaging...
Read moreDetailsCordray Wins Primary, Will Face Off in Closely Watched Battle for Governor’s Mansion in Ohio
Richard Cordray, the former director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (it was called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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