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CFPB Asserts New Authority Over Data Security Practices

James E. Dionne , 22 August 2022 On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a Consumer Financial Protection Circular taking the position that providing “[i]nadequate security for the sensitive consumer information collected, processed, maintained, or stored by ……
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53% of Consumers Say They Are Financially Worse Off Than Last Year

PYMNTS, August 5, 2022 Inflation runs rampant, at levels not seen in decades. Earnings reports continue to roll in, complete with cautious management commentary: Though consumers are still spending, taking reserves against anticipated loan losses seems the prudent thing to…
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US employers add 528,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5% despite fears of a recession

PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer, Aug 5, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a stunning 528,000 jobs last month despite raging inflation and anxiety about a possible recession, restoring all of the positions lost in the coronavirus recession. Unemployment…
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California Private Student Loan Collections

Chris Micheli, August 5, 2022 California has a number of formal acts in statute. Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.6C.15 provides the Private Student Loan Collections Reform Act, which is contained in Sections 1788.200 to 1788.211. Title 1.6C.15…
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Student Loan Forgiveness: New Blockbuster Plan To Cancel Student Loans

Zack Friedman, Aug 5, 2022 Republicans have proposed a blockbuster new plan for student loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know — and what it means for your student loans. Student Loans President Joe Biden is days away from…
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CFPB Director Chopra Discusses Inflation and Cryptocurrency

Moorari Shah, A.J. S. Dhaliwal, Gabriel Khoury August 8, 2022 On July 27, CFPB Director Chopra was interviewed in multiple publications, here and here, about, among other topics, how the CFPB could seek to help mortgage borrowers strained by the…
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California Privacy Protection Agency Unanimously Opposes the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

Cynthia Larose, August 4, 2022 The new California privacy regulatory body, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), has loudly voiced its opposition to the proposed federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). The bottom line for the unanimous opposition:…
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TV stars company collapses due to unpaid debts

Victoria Mossman, July 22, 2022 Former Emmerdale TV soap Star Danny Miller has had his company put into liquidation due to a series of unpaid debts. The performing arts company Cannon Professional Acting company owing a whopping £117,528 of unpaid debts. The…
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New powers used by Insolvency service to ban covid-loan abusers

Victoria Mossman , July 25, 2022 The UK’s Insolvency Service has utilised its new powers for the first time against directors that dissolve businesses to avoid the payment of its debts. The move is seen as the Insolvency Service ramping up…
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The Israeli Addiction To Credit Cards

Caroline Haïat (Digital Journalist), July 23, 2022 The widespread price hike in Israel does not seem to have an effect on citizens’ consumption – On the contrary, Israelis continue to heat up their credit cards, breaking a new record for…