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Opinions & Editorials

2017

October

• Oct 18, 2017  Congress’ push to make Americans with disabilities second-class citizens
• Oct 16, 2017  It’s not too late for the Senate to avoid fiscal disaster
• Oct 07, 2017  The CFPB gets its payday-lending rule right

September

• Sep 27, 2017  How big banks became our masters
• Sep 25, 2017  Devos is wielding government power to push her agenda
• Sep 25, 2017  Driverless cars could be used against us
• Sep 24, 2017  Rein in facial recognition technology to protect privacy
• Sep 23, 2017  Equifax didn’t protect your data because corporations have all the power
• Sep 20, 2017  Equifax shows Republicans must end attacks on financial regulation
• Sep 16, 2017  How the CFPB should respond to Equifax

August

• Aug 30, 2017  Making sure your help gets to Hurricane Harvey’s victims
• Aug 30, 2017  The Trump administration’s ongoing attack on workers
• Aug 30, 2017  Harvey’s burdens will fall hardest on the poor
• Aug 28, 2017  Unemployment in black and white
• Aug 26, 2017  Looking beyond the Obamacare debate to improve health care
• Aug 23, 2017  Mr. Trump sides with Wall Street; you lose
• Aug 22, 2017  Let consumers sue companies
• Aug 15, 2017  Don’t mess with contact lens consumer rights
• Aug 10, 2017  Closing the courthouse door
• Aug 07, 2017  Trying to make America a little better
• Aug 07, 2017  The debt-ceiling crisis is real
• Aug 03, 2017  Congress should jump at chance to side with consumers

July

• Jul 31, 2017  White economic privilege is alive and well
• Jul 24, 2017  Let consumers sue banks
• Jul 17, 2017  Please prove you’re not a robot
• Jul 15, 2017  The CFPB rule on class-action suits is a win for us all
• Jul 12, 2017  If the CFPB is dying, at least it’s going out with a bang
• Jul 10, 2017  Betsy DeVos should protect students from predatory for-profit colleges
• Jul 04, 2017  Republicans side with banks over consumers

June

• Jun 30, 2017  Consumers need stronger protections from robocalls
• Jun 23, 2017  DeVos should stick to the rules on for-profit colleges
• Jun 23, 2017  Why we want to close this private-equity loophole
• Jun 21, 2017  GOP’s devious strategy for ramming Trumpcare through Congress
• Jun 19, 2017  Congress wants to micromanage the Federal Reserve
• Jun 06, 2017  The CHOICE Act Is the Wrong Choice for the U.S. Economy

May

• May 15, 2017  America’s consumer financial sheriff is under fire
• May 03, 2017  Airlines abuse passengers; Congress weighs crackdown—on passengers
• May 01, 2017  Taxes will go up. Here’s why.

April

• Apr 29, 2017  F.C.C. invokes internet freedom while trying to kill it
• Apr 27, 2017  Air traffic control privatization: A risky corporate giveaway
• Apr 14, 2017  Whose side is Betsy DeVos on?
• Apr 07, 2017  The wrong move on student loans
• Apr 06, 2017  Why investor protection rules matter to you

March

• Mar 22, 2017  Mr. Trump goes after Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Mar 20, 2017  Congress and Trump are competing for the most destructive budget
• Mar 14, 2017  Consumer protection progress at risk
• Mar 08, 2017  An Obamacare repeal that’s both heartless and reckless
• Mar 02, 2017  Trump’s Wall St. plan problem: Banks more profitable than ever

February

• Feb 15, 2017  Who’d want to limit retirement plans? House Republicans
• Feb 09, 2017  New rules to protect your online privacy already under threat
• Feb 08, 2017  Republicans have lost the plot on their Obamacare repeal
• Feb 06, 2017  Unfairly squeezing student borrowers

January

• Jan 28, 2017  Hands off the Consumer Finance Bureau
• Jan 19, 2017  Trump faces stark choice: Protect consumers or banks
• Jan 11, 2017  Why is the public apathetic about deregulating banks?
• Jan 07, 2017  Americans can’t afford to lose Richard Cordray or the CFPB
• Jan 04, 2017  Time to stand up for the federal agency that delivers on its promises

2016

December

• Dec 08, 2016  CFPB rules protect all Americans from financial gouging

November

• Nov 21, 2016  Let’s say Obamacare is repealed. What then?

October

• Oct 26, 2016  The truth about those rising health insurance premiums
• Oct 26, 2016  How your internet provider restricts your rights

September

• Sep 24, 2016  This bill could allow another fraud like Wells Fargo’s
• Sep 21, 2016  Too big to fail, too arrogant to admit it
• Sep 18, 2016  Bashing the hero in the Wells Fargo case
• Sep 15, 2016  Free TV viewers from cable box fees
• Sep 15, 2016  The fundamental unfairness of arbitration

August

• Aug 31, 2016  The Internet revolution has not reached all of us
• Aug 24, 2016  Race still matters in wealth divide
• Aug 22, 2016  Are aging and economic slowdown linked?
• Aug 22, 2016  Consumers have a right to go to court
• Aug 12, 2016  Too poor to afford the internet
• Aug 07, 2016  prevent a repeat of the mortgage meltdown for small business owners

July

• Jul 30, 2016  Consumer watchdog earns its keep
• Jul 24, 2016  CFPB again finds loan servicers routinely violate federal laws
• Jul 06, 2016  Here’s what happens when payday loans are banned

June

• Jun 29, 2016  Compensating Volkswagen’s victims
• Jun 20, 2016  Protecting students from bad colleges
• Jun 20, 2016  Obama’s missed chance to help for-profit college students
• Jun 13, 2016  Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Retirement plans
• Jun 01, 2016  A new campaign to hold Wall Street accountable

April

• Apr 21, 2016  FCC’s proposed privacy rules - Is opt-in the only way?
• Apr 08, 2016  How to prod workers to save for retirement

March

• Mar 30, 2016  FBI vs. Apple battle is far from over
• Mar 14, 2016  How to break the deadlock over data encryption
• Mar 11, 2016  Will Obama’s Education Department abandon defrauded college students?
• Mar 09, 2016  Lawmakers fighting efforts to rein in predatory lending
• Mar 07, 2016  Apple: The FBI wants to roll back safeguards
• Mar 05, 2016  Why Apple should hold firm against FBI

February

• Feb 17, 2016  An impending recession?
• Feb 16, 2016  Thanks to the FCC, cable customers may soon #UnLockTheBox
• Feb 15, 2016  Thanks to the FCC, cable customers may soon #UnLockTheBox
• Feb 06, 2016  Congress starts to get serious about online privacy
• Feb 04, 2016  Talk about breaking up big banks ignores reforms

2015

December

• Dec 31, 2015  Debt and the racial wealth gap
• Dec 23, 2015  What ‘The Big Short’ gets right
• Dec 21, 2015  A recipe for housing disaster
• Dec 09, 2015  Republicans attempt to weaken consumer financial protections
• Dec 03, 2015  The GOP’s worst budget riders

November

• Nov 15, 2015  Why millennials should stick to renting
• Nov 05, 2015  Wall Street’s sneak attack

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