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Robert B. Reich: The real threat to America isn't President Trump's "Deep State"; it's his "Corrupt State."

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There is a need for check cashing services.

A Chevy Chase company that made millions of dollars from deals with victims of lead poisoning targeted an “entire generation of youth coming of age in Baltimore” with its deceptive practices, Maryland’s top law enforcement official alleges.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh's extensive record requires serious examination and raises lots of questions. Here are some important ones he needs to answer.

The Maryland delegation should keep Congress from attaching non-spending issues to budget.

Ah, the sweet smell of the end of an election campaign. Less whiff of barnyard in the air as the votes are counted Tuesday, June 26, at the end of a long slog to — oh, wait a beat: This vote is only the primary election. We have another four months plus until the general election.

While it is natural for gubernatorial candidates to focus on how Md. will benefit under their leadership, the relentlessly positive perspective they're now showing reduces the complexities of the many difficult issues facing Maryland to sound-bites.

Gary L. Klopp, a former loan officer sanctioned in an alleged kickback scheme, was sanctioned for violating court order related to the scheme.

By Meredith Cohn

May 22, 2018

Mick Mulvaney goes full truthful with bankers about pay-to-play single-handedly proving the whole 'drain the swamp' thing was a complete fiction.

Citing a history of predatory real estate practices in Baltimore, two Maryland lawmakers called on the Trump administration Wednesday to abandon plans to strip a division of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of its enforcement powers.

By John Fritze

Feb 14, 2018

General Assembly leaders are backing an effort to provide $1 million to bolster state enforcement of consumer protections against financial fraud in case the Trump administration scales back those efforts.

By Michael Dresser

Jan 26, 2018

It is easy to mock cable news for its countdown clocks, endless loops of the same images playing repeatedly on breaking news, and occasionally over-the top prime-time hosts. But I have also been finding some of the smartest discussions and most in-depth coverage there as well.

By David Zurawik

Jan 19, 2018

We may be tempted to dismiss Betsy Devos' commencement address at UB as typical platitudes. It was, after all. It checked all the boxes of commencement speech characteristics. Yet, as someone who believes that speech matters, I cannot just accept the typical platitudes — especially not from her.

Donald Trump doesn't act in the interests of his supporters, but they don't seem to care.

Consumers, after filling out lengthy, mandatory forms confirming their eligibility, will receive “coupons” for their trouble.

The Ravens' DNA day is a terrible idea with troubling privacy implications.

Minnich: ‘Little Guy Heroes’ my foot

On a Tuesday morning last Spring, Judge Mark Scurti took the bench at the District Court for Baltimore City before dozens of defendants summoned to small

The United States Constitution gives each American the right to a jury trial. But fine-print corporate contracts take that right away. And now Congress wants to as well.

Saturday, April 29 marks the 100th day of President Donald Trump's presidency, a juncture that's traditionally been used to take the measure of a new

A growing body of research that suggests alternative financial service centers are deeply woven into the fabric of the communities is changing the conversation about how to improve financial well-being in low-income communities.

By Sarah Gantz

Apr 1, 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is fighting to protect 99 percent of Americans from predatory products and services. Yet the 1 percent of Wall Street elites who are running our government are trying to put the agency out of business. Don't let them; we can't afford to lose the agency that is fighting for us.

NewDay USA is a Fulton-based mortgage lender that serves veterans, service members and their families. It boasts an average starting salary of between $50,000

A federal financial oversight agency sued a Maryland-based financial firm on Monday, alleging it created an illegal scheme to deceive victims of lead paint poisoning from collecting court-approved settlements.

By John Fritze

Nov 21, 2016

At its most benign level, a vote for Mr. Trump was a reckless vote against the establishment and so-called “elite.” Up a step, it was a vote for a conservative Supreme Court — meaning a vote against gay rights, abortion access and stricter gun control. And at it’s most sinister, it was a vote for a male-dominated Aryan nation.

By Tricia Bishop

Nov 10, 2016

The position is supported through a 2015 initiative by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Armed Forces Services Corp. to deploy more financial coaches to work with veterans.

By Sarah Gantz

Nov 8, 2016

Howard County's finance department is reviewing its ties with Wells Fargo after the bank was fined $185 million by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for opening fake accounts.

By Fatimah Waseem

Oct 7, 2016

Robert Reich: Why should we expect Wells Fargo or any other big bank to stop commiting fraud when it's so lucrative?

To address the root problem of financial inequality in Baltimore, we must focus on building better bridges that will connect those on the financial fringes to the modern digital economy, where the proliferation of electronic payment technology is already reshaping the banking landscape and can play a big part in providing access to people cut off from the financial mainstream.

Low-income families shouldn't have to be victims of unscrupulous payday lending

Wells Fargo has agreed to pay about $16.2 million to settle claims over a kickback scheme involving an Owings Mills title company that allegedly affected more than 9,000 customers, many of them in Maryland, under terms of an agreement filed Thursday in Maryland District Court.

By Natalie Sherman

Feb 5, 2016

Congress has largely become a finger-wagging bystander. It's great at expressing outrage. But when it comes to the messy work of legislating, it's fallen down on the job.

Borrowing a page from the presidential campaign, the two Democrats running for Senate in Maryland are taking aim at Wall Street — and each other — in a bid for voters fed up with the nation's financial industry.

By John Fritze

Aug 10, 2015

Sprint and Verizon Wireless will pay $158 million in penalties and refunds to consumers in Maryland and elsewhere under a nationwide settlement over allegations of mobile cramming, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Tuesday.

By Lorraine Mirabella

May 12, 2015

Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday that the leaders of a defunct Owings Mills title company and three loan officers had agreed to pay fines worth at least $660,000 collectively to settle allegations of a mortgage kickback scheme.

By Natalie Sherman

Apr 29, 2015

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase would pay $35.7 million for participating in a mortgage kickback scheme with a now-defunct Maryland title company under a federal consent order filed Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Thursday.

By Colin Campbell

Jan 22, 2015

Maryland's former governor has a liberal record that should impress progressives

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler will join a Washington law firm when he leaves office next month after eight years as Maryland's top lawyer, his office said Tuesday.

By Michael Dresser

Nov 18, 2014

If tea party voters really want to save the middle class, they can vote out Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Mid-Atlantic residents had the most credit card complaints per capita, with Maryland ranked overall in the U.S. as the state with the third highest number of complaints, according to a study released Wednesday.

A South Dakota-based payday lender and its California partner are to pay about $2 million under the terms of a settlement designed to address "abusive" lending and collection activities, the Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation said Monday.

The Center for Plain Language is part of a movement aimed at purging gobbledygook from government and private-sector communications and replacing it with simple, clear English. Each year it issues a report card on federal government agencies and awards prizes in various categories of communication.

Consumer complaints have been an online mainstay for years — review site Yelp is a decade old. But that world is morphing.

The EPA and CFPB arguably have more power to issue regulations that affect our economy than any other regulatory bodies, yet they're among the worst offenders when it comes to cronyism and favoritism among their ranks. It's time Americans are clear that partisan activists and impartial regulation don't mix.

More homes sold in the Baltimore region in 2013 than in any year since 2007, as the housing market continued its slow recovery.

Maryland will receive about $86 million for principal reduction, the sixth-highest amount, or 4.3 percent of the relief available, according to Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler. There are also 2,461 loans eligible for cash payments, with disbursements expected to be more than $1,000 each.

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