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State AGs to DeVos: Work with, Not Against, State Law Enforcement

Charlene CrowellJuly 26, 2018

Starting last summer, student loan servicers like Navient have been lobbying DeVos to shield them from liability for their practices. And it’s worked. Despite objections from a bi-partisan group of Attorneys General (AGs), the National Association of Governors, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, DeVos and the Department of Education have increasingly made it more difficult for state and federal law enforcement agencies to do their jobs by retracting information sharing agreements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and instructing servicers not share student loan information with state law enforcement and banking supervisors.

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Mick Mulvaney Turns Away from Consumers to Help Payday Lenders

Charlene CrowellJuly 19, 2018

The unfortunate result for citizens is that we’re just not getting any value from this key office these days. The Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street Reform Act is clear as to the responsibilities given to CFPB. Under the previous director, billions of dollars were returned to consumers for a host of illegal and deceptive acts by predatory financial institutions. These achievements were accomplished with the support of a dedicated staff.

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Rep. Maxine Waters Takes Strong Stand for Fair Housing at HUD, New Legislation Would Restore Revoked Protections and Rules

Charlene Crowell, Contributing WriterJuly 9, 2018

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters recently stepped up to file legislation designed to cure many of the regressive ills pushed by Secretary Carson. On June 26, she introduced a bill entitled, Restoring Fair Housing Protections Eliminated by HUD Act of 2018.

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Federal Regulator Ready to Reform CRA But Won’t Say If Discrimination Exists

By Charlene CrowellJune 28, 2018

According to the report, Black consumers are the only racial/ethnic group that has made no appreciable progress in homeownership over the past 30 years.

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Cities and States Support Preserving Fair Housing Rule

By Charlene CrowellJune 14, 2018

The attorney general for the nation’s most populous state, California, linked fair housing with opportunity in other dimensions of life

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Consumer Protection Payday Rule at Risk, Just Like Student Loan Protections

Charlene CrowellJanuary 19, 2018

An important consumer protection rule that was to take effect January 16 is now being “reconsidered” by the same agency that was to enforce it – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). After years of fierce advocacy that drew bright lines between a predatory lending industry and a coalition of concern that looks like America, a rule was announced in 2017, designed to ensure that loans only went to consumers who could afford to repay them. The rule also curbed triple-digit interest rates on small dollar loans like payday. The new announcement came on the watch of Mick Mulvaney who

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Black Students Hit Hard by For-Profit College Debt New Center for Responsible Lending Report Says For-Profit Education “a Risky Proposition”

Charlene Crowell Communications Deputy Director, Center for Responsible LendingJanuary 11, 2018

Similarly, Elena, a 35-year-old Latina enrolled in a for-profit institution after seeing television commercials for the local branch of Everest College targeted at those without a GED, like herself.

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