Ted Cruz Leads Republican Charge to Defund Consumer-Protection Agency
The CFPB—tasked to protect consumers from unfair banking practices—was created by Democrats in the wake of the 2008 financial ...
Cruz to revive push to abolish government consumer protection agency
Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
Bills for universal pre-K, medical debt in the hopper
The Tennessee General Assembly is not in session this week, but lawmakers are busy filing bills, including one that would ...
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Maryville home lender accused of predatory lending
An East Tennessee mortgage finance company is being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for alleged predatory lending practices, according to court records. According to the CFPB ...
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Opinion: Government must do more to rein in high health care costs
In 2024, the Chattanooga division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in East Tennessee saw an increase of 7% in bankruptcy filings. This move from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau not only helps ...
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CFPB sues Vanderbilt, a Berkshire Hathaway lender, over risky home loans
Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, part of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, has been accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... court in Tennessee against Vanderbilt ...
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Berkshire-owned lender sued by CFPB over ‘unaffordable’ loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc. in US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, claiming the firm’s lending process “ignored clear ...
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Berkshire-owned lender sued by CFPB over ‘unaffordable’ home loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc. in US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, claiming the firm’s lending process “ignored clear ...
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CFPB Sues Berkshire-Owned Lender Over ‘Unaffordable’ Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc. in US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, claiming the firm’s lending process “ignored clear ...