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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Debbie Wasserman Schultz flips, backs payday loan crackdown amid pressure from left

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman, Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is interviewed in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC chief, reverses course, backs ‘payday’ lending rules

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The majority of payday lending customers interviewed say they know what they are walking into when they take out loans. Despite the high interest rates, they say the services have helped them get by financially. Many of them say they are "too proud to beg." (Associated Press)

Obama consumer board to issue new payday loan regulations that could sink lenders

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray speaks during a a hearing in Denver where he discussed his agency's proposal on arbitration, in Denver, Colo., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. If enacted, the plan would severely curtail a contentious practice called mandatory arbitration, which consumer advocates have long argued does a disservice to people who have disputes with banks, credit card issuers and other financial service providers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) **FILE**

BRUCE FEIN: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau another menacing encroachment on privacy

By Bruce Fein

The entire Florida delegation wrote CFPB chairman Richard Cordray this spring urging him not to pursue a one-size-fits-all model in the agency's rule-making. Representatives in the state later met with the director face-to-face to plead their case, where he reportedly was unsympathetic. (Associated Press)

CFPB conspired with left-leaning group to draft Obama payday loan crackdown, emails show

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

CFPB Spinning Out of Control Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BRIAN WISE: Reforming the ‘consumer protector’

By Brian Wise

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray met Wednesday with members of Florida's congressional delegation and a state regulator to discuss their complaints the agency's planned regulation of payday lenders is heavy handed and will hurt their constituents. (Associated Press)

Richard Cordray, CFPB director, discusses payday lender regulations with Florida lawmakers

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Alcee Hastings warns world without paydays could disenfranchise the working poor

By American CurrentSee Staff

Rules proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could lead "to the closing of most, if not all [small-business payday lending] stores," a study says. (Associated Press)

Financial regulators in Florida want payday lendors left alone

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

The majority of payday lending customers interviewed say they know what they are walking into when they take out loans. Despite the high interest rates, they say the services have helped them get by financially. Many of them say they are "too proud to beg." (Associated Press)

Payday lender customers want no federal interference

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Payday loan companies would suffer an 82 percent drop in revenue as a result of proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules, according to an analysis. (Associated Press)

Lending businesses fear federal regulations will threaten their existence

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

In this April 3, 2015 photo, an ACE Cash Express outlet is seen on San Mateo Boulevard in Albuquerque, N.M. The outlet sits on a block which has three small loan storefronts. High-interest lending practices have been a target of consumer advocates in New Mexico, one of the poorest states in the country, for decades. They struck out again this year in the Legislature as bills that would have capped interest rates on payday loans went nowhere. Efforts to reshape short-term loan laws have gained some traction in other states, leading some advocates to question whether campaign donations are swaying New Mexico’s politicians. (AP Photo/Vik Jolly)

ERIC DORTCH: Payday loans put my son through college

By Eric Dortch

Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has been asked about the method to determine whether an auto creditor's portfolio shows "disparate impact" on minorities. (Associated Press)

BEN CARSON: CFPB is example of government overreach

By Ben S. Carson

"The CFPB has done the dealers a massive injustice," Rep. David Scott, Georgia Democrat, declared shortly before the House Financial Services Committee voted 47-10 last week to nullify guidance that the CFPB issued in 2013 regarding car loans. (Associated Press)

Democrats decry government overreach, sloppy math in CFPB crackdown on auto loans

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Illustration on the destructive burden of the CFPB by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

JOHN RATCLIFFE: Abolishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By John Ratcliffe

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC chairwoman (Associated Press) **FILE**

Excessive regulation: Obama-Elizabeth Warren payday lender rules slammed by Florida Democrats

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

BEN CARSON: The perfect example of government overreach

By Ben S. Carson - The Washington Times

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray

BEN CARSON: The CFPB: The ultimate example of government overreach and bureaucratic bungling

By Ben S. Carson

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray

NEWT GINGRICH: The divine right of bureaucrats

By Newt Gingrich

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray

Banks can challenge legality of Dodd-Frank consumer protection board

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times