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American Express ordered to refund $85 million to consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced this morning it has ordered three subsidiaries of American Express to refund about $85 million to about a quarter of a million consumers. According to the agency, an investigation found “that at...
Tags: Discover Financial Services, Credit and Debt, Financial and Business Services, Consumers, Finance
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Senior advocates urge more help to stop financial exploitation
Baltimore police arrested five people last week accused of impersonating city tax collectors and going to the homes of elderly residents to rob them. These are disturbing allegations. But apparently, scam artists who pretend to have ties to the...Tags: Justice System, Finance, Personal Finance, Baltimore County, Consumers
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Is your financial aid being eaten up by debit-card fees?
Students across the country are headed back to college, and millions of them will get financial aid disbursed on a debit card. The cards are convenient and save money for the schools. But these debit cards can be expensive for students, who could see...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Colleges and Universities, Banking, Financial Aid
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Federal government tries to reach out to younger workers, recent graduates
Next month, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management rolls out the Pathways programs, created by President Barack Obama in an effort to better attract young people to federal government jobs.
The programs aim to streamline and standardize recruiting,...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Employment, Barack Obama
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Underwater on the mortgage, stationed away from home
Air Force Maj. Justice Sakyi's change-of-station orders to Germany came with a built-in dilemma: what to do about his family's home in Maryland. He and his wife, Olivia, bought the single-family house in Bowie in early 2006, near the height of the...
Tags: Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Defense, Finance, David Petraeus
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CFPB to begin to oversight of credit bureaus
Credit bureaus collect all sorts of information about us from creditors, and this information is used to make decisions about whether we deserve a loan, a job or an apartment. There are some 400 credit bureaus in the United States, but oversight has been...Tags: Richard Cordray, Credit and Debt, Consumers, Companies and Corporations, Credit Ratings
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CFPB orders Capital One Bank to refund $140 million to consumers
Updated with Capital One's response In its first enforcement action, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Capital One Bank to refund $140 million to about two million customers. On top of that, the bank must pay a $25 million civil...Tags: Richard Cordray, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Consumers, Finance
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CFPB, Obama Administration urges Congress to allow students to wipe out private student loans in bankruptcy
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education issued a reporton the status of private student loans. Americans owe more than $150 billion on such loans — much less than on federal loans — but these private loans don'...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Consumers, Bankruptcy, Loans
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Report: Let private student loans be discharged in bankruptcy
Borrowers overwhelmed by private student loan debt often discover an ugly truth too late — these loans can't be discharged in bankruptcy like other types of consumer loans.
A new report on private student loans by the Consumer Financial...Tags: Credit and Debt, Teaching and Learning, Business Institutions, Justice System, Students
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Study: Consumers taking out reverse mortgages earlier
Much of the wealth of millions of baby boomers is tied up in their houses — a sure sign we're going to see a growing demand for reverse mortgages. These mortgages allow older homeowners to drain the equity in their house without having to sell it...Tags: Credit and Debt, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Conservation, Consumers
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CFPB takes first step toward regulating prepaid cards
Prepaid debit cards have been called the Wild West because of their rapid growth, uncontrollable fees and little regulation. That soon may change — or at least the regulation part. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking its first ...Tags: Richard Cordray, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Consumers
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CFPB releases nearly 2,000 comments on private student loans
When borrowers complain about student loan debt it is most likely they are talking about private education loans. And the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been getting an earful of complaints about these types of loans that don't have the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Consumers, Citigroup Incorporated, Finance
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