As Winter Shutoff Protections Expire, More Bay Staters are Falling Behind on Energy Bills
A new brief analyzes Massachusetts utility data and finds customers owe significantly more in unpaid energy bills than prior to the pandemic.
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Shutting Down the Department of Education Threatens Students and Working Families Who Rely on Federal Student Aid
Move threatens chaos for 40 million student loan borrowers and jeopardizes access to education.
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Congress Wants Medical Debt on Credit Reports To Keep Hurting Americans
Broad Coalition Opposes Bill to Block CFPB Rule that Would Remove Medical Debt From Credit Reports, Pushing Borrowing Costs Higher for Working Families
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Consumer, Privacy Groups Request Full Court Rehearing in 11th Circuit Decision to Overturn Telemarketing Rule
Groups call for en banc rehearing to reconsider a three-judge panel’s decision to vacate the FCC's One-to-One Consent Rule.
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Advocates From Nearly Every State Take to Capitol Hill to Urge Lawmakers to Keep Consumers Safe
300+ Organizations, 75+ Professors, Oppose Shuttering of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Warn that Efforts to Undermine Would Leave Millions Exposed to Fraud and Ripoffs
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Court Permits Groups to Defend Overdraft Rule
Judge finds My Path and Mississippi Center for Justice bring ‘the voice of ordinary people’ to defending CFPB rule that would save consumers billions in junk fees
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Senate, CFPB Move to Weaken Fraud and Privacy Protections in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets
Senate to Vote Wednesday on Eliminating Oversight of Payment Apps; CFPB Drops Suit Against Zelle
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276 Groups Oppose Bill, with Wednesday Vote, to Allow Big Banks to Impose Large Overdraft Fees
A resolution to be considered Wednesday would reverse CFPB’s $5 cap on big bank junk fees of $35+
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CFPB Dismisses Case Brought Against Transunion Over Allegations It Tricked Customers into Overpaying
Enforcement action accuses Transunion of using ‘dark patterns’ to mislead consumers into purchasing monthly subscriptions they don’t need.
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CFPB Abruptly Drops Enforcement Actions Against Corporations Accused of Ripping Off Consumers
Cases Dropped Against Mobile Home Lender, Rocket Homes, Student Loan Servicer, and More Let Corporate Wrongdoers Off Scot-Free
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To Defend Rule Removing Medical Debt from Credit Reports of 15M People, Consumers and Groups File Motion to Intervene in Second Case
With CFPB Under Shut-Down Order, Consumers and Groups Act To Save Lifeline for People Harmed by Medical Debt SHERMAN, TEXAS – With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under a stop-work order and unable – and apparently unwilling – to defend a rule removing medical debt from credit reports, a coalition of affected consumers and…
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CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Illegal Tip-Based Payday Lender
Peer-to-peer loan platform, sued by multiple states, claims 0% APR for 400% APR loans WASHINGTON ––Late Friday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) dismissed, with prejudice, an enforcement action that it had filed last year against SoLo Funds for deceiving borrowers and illegally extracting fees. Under the previous administration, the CFPB had charged SoLo Funds…
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