Money Management

• “Buy Now, Pay Later” is not always the best deal for consumers
• Protect retirees and savers from conflicted investment advice
• Stronger CRA rules still needed to ensure equal access to credit
• Addressing credit issues that arise after transgender and nonbinary consumers change their name
• The system is broken: It’s time for income-driven repayment reform
• Regulators should reject FinTech startup’s bank charter application
• Ensure that banks equitably and justly invest in our communities
• The CFPB must protect consumers from fraud in payment systems
• Biden should remove FDIC Chair for refusing to follow the law
• As the pandemic continues, the Build Back Better Act aims to provide critical assistance to American families
• The FAIR Fees Act to curb outrageous airline fees
• Advocates ask the CFPB to bring back public consumer complaint narratives
• The FHFA has a new goal in promoting equity in homeownership
• CFPB urged to reverse earned wage actions that could create dangerous FinTech payday loopholes
• Free community college is the boost the post-COVID-19 economy needs
• Biden’s Build Back Better Act to include historic expansion of funds to address homeownership gap for people of color
• Requiring SSN collection by peer-to-peer payment services puts consumers at risk
• Congress to protect all Medicare beneficiaries in reconciliation bill
• HUD to tackle systemic racism and housing discrimination
• Everyone should have equal opportunities and access to products and services
• It’s time to dig deeper into sources of unfairness in auto insurance market
• Grant FHA-backed borrowers the full forbearance relief they are legally entitled to
• It’s time for the Department of Education to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in higher education
• Advocates join in support of legislation that targets predatory banking fees
• Groups contest major postage increase planned by USPS
• Protect retirement savers from risky private equity investments
• Expanding access to homeownership for consumers with limited English proficiency
• Choice of retirement plan disclosure notice still important for workers and retirees
• Support closing the 90/10 loophole to protect students during the COVID-19 pandemic
• The FTC and CFPB must do more to prevent mass homelessness during the pandemic
• Over 100 groups call on Federal Reserve to Strengthen CRA
• New banking rule aims to prop up fossil fuel industry
• It’s critical that the CFPB uphold strong lending protections for all consumers
• Studies show systemic racism in insurance industry
• Allies urge CFPB Director not to weaken its enforcement arm
• Student advocates urge DeVos to extend loan suspension
• The Department of Transportation fails to address consumers’ pandemic concerns
• Advocates tell CFPB: “Stop violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.”
• State-based “bills of rights” needed to protect student loan borrowers
• The next COVID-19 relief package should include these critical consumer protections
• Online marketplaces should do more to protect customers from harmful products
• Advocates call foul as CFPB hides consumer complaint narratives from public view
• Proposed Senate bill fails to Protect Student Borrowers during pandemic
• Millions of struggling families need housing counseling now
• More than 100 non-profit groups support bill that would require corporations to disclose important data to address potential profit shifting
• Labor Department should withdraw policy that lets private equity loot retirement plans
• DOT’s proposed rules favor airlines over passengers
• Protect consumers from price gouging during a state of emergency
• Stop the debt trap by implementing stronger regulations on rent-to-own stores
• HUD must do more to protect older reverse mortgage borrowers
• Advocates call for automatic discharge of student loan debt for disabled borrowers
• Federal deregulation attempts increase barriers to affordable housing
• Advocates urge CFPB to create strong protections for PACE borrowers
• Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for patients
• The sale of .org a big concern for non-profit organizations
• Advocates applaud the Fed’s faster payments system, but urge fraud protection
• Stop banks from helping predatory payday lenders evade state regulations
• A new bill aimed at helping students lacks robust borrower protections
• Further cuts to Pell will put college out of reach for many low-income families
• New proposed rule empowers debt collects and their attorneys
• Healthcare mergers result in less choice and higher prescription drug prices for consumers
• Revamping the CFPB’s “Qualified Mortgage” standard could impact credit availability
• Overhauling the nation’s broken credit reporting system
• PROTECT students from predatory for-profit schools
• It’s time for Wall Street traders to pay their fair share
• Forced arbitration silences victims and should end
• How the government shutdown puts working families at risk
• The 116th Congress should put students at the top of their agenda
• Department of Education urged to extend loan discharge period for scammed students
• Kathy Kraninger is shockingly unqualified to lead the CFPB
• National comparison data for colleges erased
• Hands off the Medicare donut hole deal
• A major victory for cheated students on borrower defense regulations
• Consumer advocates oppose loosening rules for FinTech providers
• Trump’s anti-discrimination official uses hate speech as recent as 2016
• ED’s latest regulatory rollback favors scam schools over students and taxpayers
• Protect consumers from excessive airline fees
• Senate should reject Kraninger for CFPB Director
• It’s buyer beware with the SEC’s latest best interest proposal
• Payday alternative loans shouldn’t permit cycle of high-cost debt
• 3M seniors could lose critical benefits if Benchmark Cap remains in Medicare Advantage
• The CFPB’s consumer education programs must be protected
• Advocates tell Santander: stop racial profiling in auto lending
• A terrible agenda for students and taxpayers
• Border wall funding is a waste of taxpayer dollars
• SAFE Lending Act protects working families from cycle of debt
• Policy riders are a shady attempt at regulating CFPB
• Save retirement rule, advocacy groups urge lawmakers
• Advocates call on Congress do more for victims of Equifax breach
• ED urged to put students’ interest first as it reconsiders critical regulations
• Secretary DeVos called on to protect student loan borrowers of color
• Pell Grants remain in jeopardy, impacting vulnerable low-income students
• Enough with the sneaky and harmful policy riders
• Fiduciary rule should extend to non-retirement accounts too
• The FHFA should make mortgages more accessible to people with LEP
• Once again, Trump favors for-profit college industry over defrauded students
• The CFPB champions consumers over Wall Street once again!
• No room for ideological riders in our nation’s budget
• The CHOICE Act is WRONG for Americans and the economy
• Will alt data sources help the credit invisible? It depends.