/tags/consumer-financial-protection-bureau Consumer Financial Protection Bureau en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:12:15 GMT /2022-04-12/credit-firm-transunion-used-deceptive-marketing-and-dark-patterns-lawsuit-alleges TransUnion used digital tricks called "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, regulators say. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:12:15 GMT /2022-04-12/credit-firm-transunion-used-deceptive-marketing-and-dark-patterns-lawsuit-alleges Joe Hernandez /business-economy/2015-02-24/government-crafts-new-payday-lending-regulations Troubled by consumer complaints and loopholes in state laws, the federal government is crafting new rules to protect borrowers of payday loans.The… Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:40:44 GMT /business-economy/2015-02-24/government-crafts-new-payday-lending-regulations Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-24/government-crafts-new-payday-lending-regulations Troubled by consumer complaints and loopholes in state laws, the federal government is crafting new rules to protect borrowers of payday loans.The… Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:40:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-24/government-crafts-new-payday-lending-regulations Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2013-02-05/durham-is-pilot-city-for-tax-prep-initiative The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is piloting a new tax preparation initiative in three US cities - and Durham is one of them. The new initiative… Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:44:17 GMT /business-economy/2013-02-05/durham-is-pilot-city-for-tax-prep-initiative Leoneda Inge /politics/2012-05-24/federal-agency-looking-at-prepaid-cards A federal agency is looking to better regulate prepaid cards. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau held a meeting in Durham yesterday.Gurnal Scott:… Thu, 24 May 2012 10:10:00 GMT /politics/2012-05-24/federal-agency-looking-at-prepaid-cards Gurnal Scott