The agency dropped five cases of alleged financial predation while the nominee to run the agency was in a Senate confirmation hearing.
Elizabeth Warren
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The CFPB Shutdown Is Entirely About Payment Apps
Elon Musk and other Big Tech CEOs want to manage your money without any regulatory protections.
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The Debt Limit Should Absolutely Be Eliminated
Today on TAP: Trump is offering the deal of a lifetime.
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Elon Musk and Friends Propose Defunding the Fraud Police
Some tech billionaires hate the CFPB, which protects Americans from scams and abuse. Why?
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Fed Chair Powell Enlisted in Failed Bid to Undercut Elizabeth Warren
Wall Street’s effort to keep Warren from becoming ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee did not succeed.
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Economics According to Harris
Today on TAP: Addressing corporate price-gouging, building housing, helping families. Good stuff and smart politics.
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There Are Some Damned Good Reasons Why Joe Biden Moved to the Left
Contra Jon Chait, Biden’s economic progressivism has been both historic and (had he only been able to explain it) good politics.
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Republican Hit Job on the FDIC Backfires
Today on TAP: The successor to the ousted chair, Martin Gruenberg, is likely to be an even tougher regulator.
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A Window on Corporate Deceptions
Today on TAP: The amazing creativity of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Chinese Tariffs and CFPB Success
On our weekly live show, David Dayen and Bob Kuttner discuss new efforts to boost the domestic electric-vehicle industry.
