← Previous Article Next Article → During the midterms, Democrats not only flipped enough seats to gain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but also made substantial gains at the state level, flipping 300 legislative seats across the country. Even...
← Previous Article Next Article → On the one year anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) lawsuit against Think Finance, both parties filed a joint motion last Friday to stay discovery for 60 days, a sign that both sides are nearing...
← Previous Article Next Article → Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced yesterday that the Senate would hold a vote on Kathy Kraninger’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) before Congress adjourns for the...
← Previous Article Next Article → The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced yesterday that it is seeking information on small-dollar lending, specifically in regards to “consumer demand for small-dollar credit products, the supply of...
← Previous Article Next Article → Last week, House Republican Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) officially announced his intent to run for the ranking member position on the House Financial Services Committee. If elected, he will be sitting alongside Representative...
← Previous Article Next Article → A federal judge delayed the compliance date of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule for “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans,” commonly referred to as the Small Dollar or Payday...
← Previous Article Next Article → A majority of Colorado voters supported a ballot measure on Tuesday that would cap interest rates on payday loans at 36 percent and restrict certain lenders from collecting monthly maintenance and origination fees. This most...
← Previous Article Next Article → U.S. voters sent a record number of Native Americans to Congress during the 2018 midterm elections. Making this an even more historic moment, two of them will be the first Native American women to ever walk the halls of...
← Previous Article Next Article → A Divided Congress: What It Means for Financial Services On November 6, 2018, an increasingly polarized electorate voted for a divided Congress. Democrats took control of the House while Republicans maintained a...
← Previous Article Next Article → In mid-October, Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro ratcheted up an investigation into redlining by calling on Philadelphia residents to file official complaints if they feel they have been redlined when applying...