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New Data Shows Consumers Take Strategic Approach to Credit Usage

Operation Choke Point 2.0: SC credit union chief tied to feds’ effort to ‘de-bank’ certain industries

Elizabeth Warren Pushes Post Office Banking

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How Partisan Bureaucrats Weaponized Financial Regulation

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70% of US Consumers Feel Stressed About Personal Finances

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The Push for Public Banking in New York

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Dear CFPB: Your Cure Is Worse Than the Disease

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US agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans

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Many Californians lack access to financial services. A public banking option could help them

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Walmart Puts Its Own Stamp on BNPL

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Splitit Powers Banks Installment Plans at Checkout

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Caps on Lending Rates Distort Consumer Credit Availability

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Group Affiliated with ‘Dangerous’ Operation Choke Point Now Lobbying to Regulate Fellow Lenders in the States

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Study: Most Americans Do Not Have $1,000 Cash On Hand For Emergencies

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Progressives’ Plan To Destroy Payday Loans

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Is The Proposed Municipal Bank Of Los Angeles A Good Idea?

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Paternalistic Liberals Want To End Online Lending

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Public Bank Bill Puts State Where It Doesn’t Belong

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A Few Small Banks Have Become Overdraft Giants

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High-Interest Loans Have A Purpose

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Proposed Cap On Lending Would Hurt Nebraska’s Low-Income Families

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The Real Cost Of Overdraft Fees

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Payday Loans Aren’t A Problem, Student Loans Are

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Opinion: Don’t Restrict Payday Loans People Need To Survive Pandemic

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The Washington Post Plays Fast and Loose In Coverage Of CFPB Performance During Pandemic

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CFPB’s (Correct) Decision To Rescind Payday Limits Comes At The Right Time

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Consumers Win As Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes Payday Loan Rule

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Virginia’s Biggest Payday Loan Firm Is Leaving State As Crackdown Looms

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Short-Term Loans Are Lifelines For Many Americans

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Liberal Nonprofit Recruits CFPB Official Who Gave it Special Access

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Bloomberg, Sanders and Warren Want To Use Post Offices As Banks

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Congressional Leaders Want To Deny Access To Cash For Struggling Americans

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How Each State Is Shaping The Personal Finance IQ Of Its Students

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Restricting Short-Term Loans In Virginia Will Hurt Consumers

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Let’s Not Hinder Consumers’ Access To Credit

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Has Ohio’s Law Banished Unscrupulous Payday Lending? Kind of.

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It’s Hard To Manage Your Credit When You’ve Never Heard Of ‘Interest’

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A National Interest Rate Cap Would Harm Consumers In The Name Of Consumers

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If You Hate Payday Loans, Come Up With A Better System

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Bernie Sanders and AOC Basically Want To Ban Credit Cards

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40% Of Americans Can’t Cover A $400 Emergency Expense

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Loan Sharks? Interest Rate Cap Would Hurt Those It’s Designed To Help

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AOC and Sanders’ Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Would Be Disasterous

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The Unintended Consequences Of Interest Rate Caps

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The Strange Connection Between The CFPB and Antifa

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Why Bans Will Not Encourage “Responsible Innovation”

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The CFPB and Payday Lending Regulations

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Why Are So Many Of Us Living Paycheck To Paycheck?

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Financial Services ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Is Win For Consumers

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