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Republicans Stand for Consumers with Repeal of the Durbin Amendment

Congressional Republicans, lead by Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), have taken a strong stand for consumers by pushing for the repeal of the Durbin Amendment. Enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations bill in 2010, this amendment proposed by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) capped the fees charged to merchants for customers using debit cards. Supporters […]

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CFPB Could Legislate a Financial Services Industry Out of Existence

Using regulatory authority granted to it by a Congress, a recently created federal agency will soon hand down proposed regulations that would just about eliminate the small-dollar lending industry out of existence. Acting on what it believes is public sentiment to regulate providers of such products like payday and title loans, this agency would legislate […]

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CFPB Under Richard Cordray Tries to Cover Up Shameful Persecution of Auto Lenders

The out of control rogue CFPB caught trying to persecute auto lenders for racial discrimination based on bogus informaton[/caption] Much like using a ready, fire, aim approach to shooting at targets, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appears to have conducted in racial discrimination witch hunt against auto lenders in this same manner. The CFPB […]