Is the CFPB too powerful?

Is the CFPB too powerful?

Will Congress cut the agency’s budget? by Carol Thompson The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been making great strides in protecting the consumer from unscrupulous creditors, mortgage lenders, and non-bank service providers and recently issued a...
Fighting the penalty of free speech

Fighting the penalty of free speech

by Carol Thompson Congress is now jumping into the fight to prevent business owners from financially penalizing consumers who leave bad reviews on websites. The Consumer Review Freedom Act was introduced earlier this month. The bill proposes to make it...
Congress Fiddles While Dead Eagles Pile Up

Congress Fiddles While Dead Eagles Pile Up

Interested in what work the government actually does? While Congress and the President sling accusations and do their best to avoid any common ground, the real work of the federal government piles up, and the sight isn’t pretty. What exactly is piling up? Well, dead...