To better assess whether financial institutions meet the lending needs of communities, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) changed rules governing data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) in 2015. For the first time in September 2019,...
Woodstock Comment to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Overdraft Rule
CFPB chief’s equal-opportunity calendar By Kate Berry, American Banker In her first four and a half months on the job, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger was no stranger to Capitol Hill, holding in-person meetings with lawmakers more...
Response to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Request For Information – Public Complaint Database June 4, 2018
The famous lyrics from Hamilton: An American Musical, “the world turned upside down,” are an apt description of what is happening in the financial justice field these days. Here’s what we’re concerned about at the federal level: The Department...
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Payday loans often trap consumers in a cycle of debt due to lump sum payments, high annual percentage rates (APR), and little consideration of whether borrowers can afford to repay their loans. To combat this, the CFPB is developing...
150514_woodstock_CFPB_studentloans.pdf Testimony of Katie Buitrago before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Field Hearing on Student Loans. In this testimony Buitrago discussed the impact for-profit colleges have on students’ economic opportunities, with these students graduating with more debt and fewer...
150713_cfpb_servicing.pdfThis comment letter responds to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) request for information on student loan servicing, in particular its questions on data. The letter draws upon lessons from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the National Mortgage...
Amy Rynell, Senior Director of Research & Policy at Heartland Alliance, accepted Woodstock Institute’s Community Investment Award, stating: “Without access to easy, convenient tools to build retirement savings more people will experience a reduced quality of life in retirement,...