Top Stories CFPB Reaffirms Plan to Overhaul Payday Lending Rule Credit Union Times, October 19 The CFPB reaffirmed its plan to issue revised payday lending rules “no later than” early next year”—a proposal that critics say could gut the regulations. CFPB Expected to Cut Payday Repayment Tests in Rule Overhaul October 19, Bloomberg News The CFPB released the …
Mulvaney Ends CFPB Investigation into Campaign Contributor
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2018 Mulvaney Ends CFPB Investigation into Campaign Contributor WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the second time in a week, Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has taken action to protect one of his campaign donors instead of consumers by dropping an investigation into World Acceptance Corporation, a Greenville, South Carolina-based …
Payday Reform News: August 6-12
Highlight of the week: August 11, Christianity Today: The Ordinance – a new documentary film co-produced by Deidox Films and Christianity Today Check out this exclusive free video premiere of how clergy in Texas took on a billion-dollar industry that preyed upon the poor. When the State of Texas did not enact rate cap reform, churches stood up to advance …
Payday News, week of May 7, 2016
Payday News, May 2 – 6 May 3, 2016 The Oregonian Bankrupt cancer survivor gets shock: $300 loan balloons into $40,000 debt in 2 years Ms. Banks has run up against a practice in the payday and title loan industry that consumer advocates are trying to change. More coverage: Raw Story | Oregon cancer survivorís payday loan balloons from $300 …
Payday News, week of April 22, 2016
Partner blogs, posts & press releases: April 20, 2016 Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) New CFPB Report Details Financial Harms Caused by Payday Lending Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new report that proves how high-cost fees on small-dollar loan create rather than resolve financial challenges for borrowers. April 20, 2016 Consumer Federation of America (CFA) CFPB …
Arizona Payday Lenders Caught Fraudulently Getting Petition Signatures
As reported in The Arizona Republic: Heavy lobbying …And it follows on the heels of an aggressive campaign to open up Arizona to flexible-credit loans. Backers of the quick-loan industry, many of whom offer payday loans in other states, hired Axiom, a lobbying and consulting firm with ties to Ducey, to shepherd the bill through the Legislature. Industry representatives have …