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Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-budget-cuts-gop-darrell-issa-john-cornyn?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-budget-cuts-gop-darrell-issa-john-cornyn?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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More than a dozen borrowers told the Tennessee Lookout and ProPublica that Advance Financial encouraged them to borrow more money after making minimum payments.

The lender went on to sue them once they couldn’t pay back the loan.
https://www.propublica.org/article/flex-lenders-reborrow?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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