Faced with the potential invalidation of CFPB’s funding structure, the top lobbyist for mortgage companies asks Congress to write the agency’s rules into law.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
A Pitched Battle on Corporate Power
Biden’s expansive executive order seeks to restore competition in the economy. It’s been a long, slow road to get the whole government on board—but there are some formidable gains.
Posted inPolitics
Labor in America, Corporate Power’s Chicanery, and Backsliding Democrats
Our writing fellow handpicks his Best of 2022.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wells Fargo Wants to Buy Its Way Out of Trouble
CFPB director Rohit Chopra has other ideas.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Crime Wave That Republicans Defend
Corporate theft and fraud is not only tolerated by the GOP, it’s shielded. Yet Democrats rarely use this to attack Republican messaging on crime.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Unlikely Origins of the Chamber-Chopra War
Big business could soon get their chance to kill the CFPB for good, thanks in part to former Obama aide William Daley.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Conservative Judicial Ruling Threatens Functioning of Daily Life
The attempt to make the CFPB unconstitutional has grave consequences.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Banks Are Defending Their Right to Discriminate
Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB is the latest battle in Wall Street’s long war to destroy the consumer protection agency.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Buy Now, Pay Later Overextends and Spies on Consumers
A new report released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovers some concerning practices from buy now, pay later companies.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Long Road to Mass EV Adoption
A new tax credit of $4,000 for used electric vehicles could give people a boost toward buying a zero-emissions car. But there are still a lot of hurdles.
