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DEMOCRATS LET MULVANEY OFF THE HOOK DURING TESTIMONY
- Having spent four months waiting for their chance to grill Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee dropped the ball yesterday, instead choosing to spend their five minutes of question time posturing or seeking to score cheap political points rather than going after an agency that has largely done nothing more than send out Requests For Information asking everyone whether they think the CFPB should be doing what it was created to do.
PLAINTIFF GETS $3.6M IN DAMAGES FOR FDCPA, RESPA, STATE VIOLATIONS
- An individual has been awarded $3.6 million in damages after accusing a loan servicer of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, and the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act. The primary problem a mistakenly coded account with a “dismissed” bankruptcy notation instead of a “discharged” notation.
CFPB PUBLISHES RFI ON CONSUMER COMPLAINT DATABASE
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is finally at the end of the line after releasing the last in a series of 12 Requests For Information, seeking input on how the federal regulator manages its entire operation. The last RFI was issued yesterday, on the topic of how the bureau handles consumer complaints and inquiries.
WOMAN STEPS UP TO HELP OUT FAMILIES WITH UNPAID DEBTS
- A woman in Helena, Montana has started a fundraising drive to help wipe out $100,000 in debts for individuals who have unpaid school lunch bills with the local school district.
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