With the CFPB weakened, could risky lending make a comeback?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the banking watchdog created after the subprime mortgage meltdown and the 2008 global financial crisis, has been thrown into chaos as the Trump administration ...
The case for a Department of Food
RFK Jr. sometimes talks as though he has the power to unilaterally fix America’s food problems. But his attempts to do so ...
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With the CFPB weakened, could risky lending make a comeback?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... Americans shouldn’t be too worried about a repeat of the subprime mortgage crisis that led to its creation, experts told CNN. Lenders and banks ...
Dismantling agencies and firing workers: How Trump is redefining relations with Congress and courts
Trump claims he has the executive power to dismantle agencies and fire thousands of workers. Will court fights redefine his relations with Congress?
Carney takes power, calling it a 'solemn duty' to serve as PM in a time of crisis
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first major move as the country's head of government on Friday by appointing a cabinet ...
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Buying a Home? Without the Consumer Bureau, You Need to Be Your Own Watchdog.
The consumer bureau was created after the financial and housing crisis in 2007-8 to streamline ... loan modifications that in some cases led borrowers to lose their homes to “wrongful ...
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Carney takes power, calling it a 'solemn duty' to serve as PM in a time of crisis
Some new ministers who were only sworn in late last year after Freeland's shock resignation are also staying on, including Public Safety Minister ... MP Kody Blois, who led the charge against ...
Wary Markets Rebound as Europe and Canada Retaliate Against Trump Tariffs
After President Trump’s global tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect, the European Union and Canada announced billions of ...