After months of speculation, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Richard Cordray, announced Wednesday, November 15 that he would be stepping down from his post by the end of the month. His announcement comes just days after an internal...
According to the New York Fed, household debt reached $13 trillion in the 3rd quarter of 2017. Home mortgages remain the bulk of that balance at $8.7 trillion, but a surprise industry caught the attention of the Fed- car loans. At the end of September, auto loans rose...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed its response on November 6th to a petition by two tribal lending entities (TLEs) to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear a case on the power of the federal consumer watchdog to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs)...
New findings by the Institute for Policy Studies detail the growing wealth gap in the United States and the struggles many Americans face building wealth in the modern economy. The report noted that the three wealthiest people in America, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and...
Beginning November 17th, long-time Deputy Enforcement Director for Strategy and Policy Kristen Donoghue will assume a promotion to the Assistant Director of Enforcement for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Donoghue has worked in the agency’s...
