Why “cfpb” is being discussed
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Right so instead of enforcing the ECOA the CFPB will be used by this gangster president to go after institutions that wouldn't do business with his criminal associates Yet anoth…
by jordanb · Oct 19, 2026
Again "debanking" describes a lot of the ECOA violations the CFPB was previously investigating.
by jordanb · Oct 19, 2026
We'll see who Trump's CFPB actually stands up for. My guess is that it's not going to be "ordinary people payed in crypto" and entirely Jan 6ers, crypto scammers and criminals w…
by jordanb · Oct 19, 2026
They did not "ignore debanking." CFPB was responsible for investigating violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which it did vigorously until its rules were rewritten in…
by jordanb · Oct 19, 2026
CFPB is inherently political, like all government agencies. Of course it ignored the debanking issue. CFPB was just serving its current masters.
by travoc · Oct 18, 2026
CFPB is interesting. Banks largely hate it and this administration had a major input in defanging it, which makes this action more interesting. FWIW, while rank and file employe…
by iugtmkbdfil834 · Oct 18, 2026
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