Payday News, week of February 12, 2016

February 12, 2016 Bloomberg Top CFPB Official Defends Federal Efforts on Payday Lending A top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) defended the agency’s regulatory steps on payday lending during a congressional hearing that explored preemption and state regulation of short-term, small-dollar products. February 10, 2016 Reuters U.S. payday lending crackdown brings race car driver’s arrest An indictment …