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Timeline: Payday Industry Money Buys Trump Administration Influence
Here’s how the payday industry has bought influence in the Trump administration over the past few years.
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It’s Pay-To-Play For Some Members of Congress Regarding the Payday Rule.
Some members of Congress who are skeptical of the Payday Rule’s payment provision took tens of thousands of dollars from industry executives Mike and Tina Hodges and one of their groups.
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Profiles in Harassment
See how five top debt collectors have deceived, harassed, and wrongly sued consumers for their own profit.
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The Education Department Is Stacked Against Student Borrowers
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has stacked the Department of Education with executives from shady for-profit colleges that profit off student borrowers. Not coincidentally, the for-profit education industry has spent more than $12.1 million on campaign contributions since the 2012 election cycle, with more than $8 million going to Republican candidates. Get the details below, and…
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Kathy Kraninger’s First Six Months: A Record of Failing Consumers
In just six months at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Kathy Kraninger is failing to actually protect consumers.
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Republican Members of the House Financial Services Committee Have Taken Over $20 Million from the Banking Industry
See how much these committee members have received!
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The Payday Lending Industry Has Spent Nearly $6.5 Million Lobbying The Federal Government Since Donald Trump Took Office, Has Given Over $2.5 Million to Trump’s Inauguration and Political Committees Since 2016
The Community Financial Services Association Of America Has Spent $1,044,000 Lobbying The Federal Government Since Donald Trump Took Office. In 2017, Community Financial Services Association Of America Spent $460,000 Lobbying The Federal Government. In the first quarter of 2017, Community Financial Services Association of America spent $120,000 in lobbying expenses. [Community Financial Services Association of…
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Get the Facts on the Big Banks
Important details on Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, State Street, Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, and Goldman Sachs.
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Public Service Announcement: Payday Loan-Industry Funded, Virginia-based GOPAC May Be Meddling In Your State Government
Payday and Title Lenders are pouring their cash into a Republican PAC staffed with conservative political operatives. Shameful.
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Get the Facts on Wells Fargo and CEO Tim Sloan
Contents: Tim Sloan’s annual pay increase Tim Sloan’s authorization of billions in stock buybacks to enrich investors Tim Sloan’s multimillion-dollar residences Wells Fargo exposed for opening millions of fake accounts Tim Sloan’s involvement in Wells Fargo’s aggressive and predatory sales culture, years before the fake account scandal broke Wells Fargo’s continued aggressive sales culture Wells…