Secretary Antony J. Blinken And German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Well, it’s not as if the foreign minister and I haven’t been spending enough time together over the last day but really value this opportunity to…
CFPB Proposes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Products
Bureau’s Proposal Includes New ‘Know Before You Owe’ Prepaid Disclosures WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing strong, new federal consumer protections for the prepaid…
Commemorating the Days of Holocaust Remembrance
On Yom HaShoah we remember and honor the six million Jews and the millions of others the Nazis murdered including Roma, LGBTQI+ persons, Slavs, and persons with disabilities. We honor…
Day 418: war diaries w/Former Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin
There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and…
CFPB Takes Action Against Franklin Loan Corporation for Steering Consumers into Costlier Mortgages
Company to Pay $730,000 to Consumers Harmed by Illegal Bonus Program WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered a California mortgage lender, Franklin Loan Corporation, to…
Politically Motivated Conviction of Vladimir Kara-Murza
The United States condemns the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for speaking out against the Russian government’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Mr. Kara-Murza is yet…
FTC Order Requires Motocross and ATV Parts Maker Cycra to Pay for Falsely Claiming Its Products Were Made in USA
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against motocross and ATV parts maker Cycra and its owner, Chad James, for falsely claiming that the company’s products were manufactured in the…
CFPB Provides Guidance to Help Lenders Avoid Discrimination Against Consumers Receiving Disability Income
Bureau Warns Lenders Against Creating Illegal Hurdles for Recipients of Social Security Disability Income WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a bulletin to help…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French Foreign Minister Colonna
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on the margins of the G-7 Ministerial…
CFPB Takes First Action Against ‘Buy-Here, Pay-Here’ Auto Dealer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took its first action against a “buy-here, pay-here” car dealer. The dealer, DriveTime, harmed consumers by making harassing debt collection…