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CFPB Launches New Mortgage Performance Trends Tool for Tracking Delinquency Rates

CFPB Launches New Mortgage Performance Trends Tool for Tracking Delinquency Rates

Newly Available Data Shows Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate Since the Financial Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced the launc ...

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New Rip Off Clause Rule

New Rip Off Clause Rule

On July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new rule to ban companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses to deny groups of people their day ...

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2017 Mid-Year Report Now Online!

2017 Mid-Year Report Now Online!

Click here for a downloadable PDF version of our mid-year report to see more photos and accomplishments!   Virginia Organizing could not do our work without your support, and ...

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We’re Telling Congress: Make Loan Sharks Follow the Rules

We’re Telling Congress: Make Loan Sharks Follow the Rules

Richmond, Va.—“The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created to stop payday, car title, and other high interest, debt trap lenders from abusing working people,” said ...

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Wrong Choice Act: Defend the CFPB

Wrong Choice Act: Defend the CFPB

In under six years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $12 billion to 29 million consumers. A dangerous new bill in Congress would gut the CFPB. Share now and t ...

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EDITORIAL: Consumer protection is in peril

EDITORIAL: Consumer protection is in peril

Published by The Culpepper Star-Exponent Watch your wallet, because Congress is coming after the federal watchdog set up, following last decade’s financial crisis, to police again ...

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CFPB faces Senate challenge on prepaid card rule

CFPB faces Senate challenge on prepaid card rule

Published by Politico Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) is seeking to nullify regulations on prepaid spending cards, a move that is drawing fire from consumer groups and lackluster suppor ...

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$12 Billion in Relief to Scammed Consumers

$12 Billion in Relief to Scammed Consumers

Please read below for a message from our friends at Americans for Financial Reform. Did you know that if you have a dispute with your bank or financial company, that there’s an ag ...

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Don’t Miss the Friday Deadline!

Don’t Miss the Friday Deadline!

We have only one more day to submit comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in support of strong rules for predatory lenders. Will you take a minute and visit ...

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Good News and Bad News

Good News and Bad News

We’ve got some good and bad news. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has extended the comment period to October 7, 2016 for the proposed rules aimed at reducing the h ...

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