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Guest AuthorApril 3, 2017

Since I was first elected to Congress, I have fought to hold government agencies and Washington bureaucrats more accountable to Floridians and all Americans. Unfortunately, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to operate in a manner unaccountable to Congress, the president and American taxpayers. You don’t have to take my word on this. On […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 14, 2017

As a member-owned cooperative, a credit union’s success is directly related to the financial health of the people who use its services every day. This symbiotic structure is why credit unions remain the safest and most consumer-friendly option for financial services. This is the reason the government was not bailing out credit unions after the […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 10, 2016

The adage that knowledge is power proves itself nowhere more forcefully than in politics. One significant reason why the lobbyists have so much power — apart from their campaign money — is that they claim to know so much more than legislators and other policymakers do. That accounts for the explosive growth and predatory practices […]

Mitch PerryApril 28, 2016

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Alan Grayson says there are too many vacant or “zombie” homes in Florida and around the nation that are destroying local property values. That’s why he’s introducing the Zombie Property Relief Act of 2016, which would grant the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) the authority to penalize financial institutions for not taking care of the homes that they’ve […]

Tag: CFPB

Dennis Ross: Working to keep Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accountable

Patrick La Pine: Credit unions work to protect consumers’ interests, balance Florida economy

Martin Dyckman: When investigating payday lending, knowledge is power

Alan Grayson introduces the Zombie Property Act