Judges are now fighting over the right to hear important policy cases.
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Posted inPolitics
Republicans Are Objectively Pro–Junk Fee
A new congressional resolution aligns Republicans with the financial industry’s fight to preserve sky-high credit card late fees.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Chamber Takes an L on Egregious Judge Shopping
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the CFPB’s credit card rule in a judicial district that contains no credit card companies.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Public Option for Credit Card Shopping
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking aim at pay-to-play credit card comparison websites that collude with big banks to block competition.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Capital One–Discover Merger Tests Bank Regulators’ Merger Approach
Regulators have dragged their feet on new bank merger guidelines. They now have a $35 billion reason to get moving.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Judges Who Were Consumer or Worker Advocates? Not Many.
Biden has diversified the bench by many metrics, but corporate-side attorneys still fill most federal judgeships.
Posted inEducation in America
CFPB Report Finds Long-Predicted Student Loan Servicer Problems
Everyone thought these companies couldn’t handle the end of the repayment pause. Everyone was right.
Posted inWorking in America
Federal Agencies Can Disable Employer Debt TRAPs
Advocacy groups offer a road map for how agencies can use existing authority to ban contracts that force workers to pay employers if they leave their job.
Posted inTAP
Innovations in Racism
Today on TAP: The CFPB fines Citibank for discriminating against … Armenians?
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Banks Keep You Trapped
Financial institutions are doing everything they can to prevent consumers from shopping around for better banking options. A new federal rule attempts to change that.
