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Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...Tags: Dick Durbin, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Work Relations, Immigration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Nuking the filibuster
In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...
Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Work Relations, U.S. Senate, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama
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Lenders venturing back into subprime market
Michele and Russell Poland's credit was shot, but they managed to buy their suburban dream home anyway. After a business bankruptcy and a home foreclosure, they turned to a rare option in this era of tightfisted banking — a subprime loan. The...
Tags: Finance, Loans, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve, Financial and Business Services
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Republicans intensify pressure to limit powers of consumer agency
WASHINGTON — Republicans have stepped up their pressure to limit the wide-ranging powers of the nation's watchdog over consumers' money matters. The head of a key House committee overseeing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he would no...
Tags: Finance, Credit and Debt, Jeb Hensarling, Federal Reserve, U.S. Senate
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Payday loans trap people in a cycle of debt, U.S. watchdog says
Payday loans often trap consumers in a cycle of debt, a new report by the federal government finds. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that the average consumer took out 11 loans during a 12-month period, paying a total of $574 in fees...
Tags: Finance, Community Financial Corporation, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance
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House chairman bars consumer bureau chief from testifying
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will deliver his semi-annual report to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning, but he's not welcome to do the same before a House panel. House Financial Services Committee...
Tags: Finance, U.S. Supreme Court, Jeb Hensarling, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Work Relations
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Consumer agency urges standards for financial advisors to seniors
WASHINGTON — Older Americans can be confused by dozens of special designations for financial advisors for seniors, and government officials should set strict standards for training and conduct to prevent abuses, according to a new federal report....
Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Personal Finance, Consumers, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Agency wants more rules governing financial advisors for seniors
WASHINGTON -- Older Americans can be confused by dozens of special designations for financial advisors for seniors, and government officials should set strict standards for training and conduct to prevent abuses, according to a federal report released...
Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Personal Finance, Consumers, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Regulators probing alleged mortgage insurance kickback scheme
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are conducting an extensive investigation into an alleged mortgage insurance kickback scheme that pushed up costs for home buyers dating from the mid-1990s. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in disclosing...
Tags: Finance, Real Estate, Bribery, MGIC Investment Corporation, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Feds fine four mortgage insurers $15 million for alleged kickbacks
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators hit four national private mortgage insurance companies Thursday with a combined $15.4 million in fines to settle allegations of making improper kickbacks to lenders to steer consumer business to them. The fines, which...
Tags: Finance, Bribery, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Insurance, Punishment
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Senate panel approves Obama nominees to head SEC, consumer bureau
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mary Jo White's nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for the former federal prosecutor to be confirmed soon as Wall Street's top watchdog....
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Mary Jo White, Mary Schapiro, U.S. Senate, Elisse Walter
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Top House lawmaker questions validity of consumer bureau funding
WASHINGTON -- A top House lawmaker is questioning the validity of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding, arguing that a recent court decision invalidating some of President Obama's recess appointments could make it unlawful for the agency's...
Tags: Finance, Jeb Hensarling, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Work Relations, Federal Reserve
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