WASHINGTON (SFGate.com) — Arbitration clauses in the fine print of credit card and checking account agreements harm consumers by limiting the compensation they can receive...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Financial stress can feel like a lonely struggle. But according to a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
(CBS News) – For years, lower-income consumers often found it impossible to get basic banking services such as a checking account because banks use a...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although a series of civil rights laws were enacted in the 1960s, in the 21st Century many of these victories...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist More than 80 members of the clergy from 22 states, representing multiple denominations, converged on Capitol Hill from November 17-19 in...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A college education is supposed to open the doors to life-long careers and entry into America’s middle class. Yet, students that...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although the rate of foreclosures nationwide has declined by April, 694,000 homeowners were still in some form of foreclosure, according to...
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The fees that banks charge debit-card users who overdraw their accounts usually cost more than the items being...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In recent days, many policymakers and analysts have noted the July 21 anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)....
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist For the second time in as many years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined a major payday lender....
JEFF HORWITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued a major debt collection law firm on Monday, alleging it is a...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist If there was one key lesson from the recession it is that financial services need effective regulation. It took billions...
Special to the NNPA from the LA Watts Times As part of a hearing to investigate data security following breaches at large commercial retailers, Congresswoman Maxine...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed suit Wednesday against a large, for-profit college chain alleging that it pushed...
(Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog said on Thursday it fined payment processor Meracord for helping to collect illegal debt-settlement fees, part of a broader crackdown...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a warning to banks, finance companies and credit unions that they will be...
by Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Life poses a series of challenges for individuals, families and communities. But every now and then, a real victory comes along...
