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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>“‘As much as Senate Republicans would prefer to throw out the rule book and advance their families lose and billionaires win agenda, there are rules that must be followed and Democrats are making sure those rules are enforced,’ Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), ranking Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, said in a statement.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpsBigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpsBigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpsBigCorporateAgenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpsBigCorporateAgenda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BudgetReconciliationStruggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BudgetReconciliationStruggle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ByrdRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ByrdRule</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://prospect.org/politics/2025-06-20-elimination-cfpb-financial-agencies-tossed-senate-byrd-rule/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prospect.org/politics/2025-06-</span><span class="invisible">20-elimination-cfpb-financial-agencies-tossed-senate-byrd-rule/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>I thought they were trying to save money 🤔</p><p>Under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinancialProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialProtection</span></a> Bureau <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> has dropped nearly a dozen enforcement cases brought during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin, ending lawsuits against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lenders</span></a> for a variety of financial practices that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> agency no longer considers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a>.</p><p>But on Wed, the bureau went a step further: It is seeking to GIVE BACK $105k that a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mortgage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mortgage</span></a> lender paid to settle <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> claims….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/business/cfpb-repay-mortgage-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=6A5655B4-A7D4-4098-AED1-2847DA87EEB0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/26/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/cfpb-repay-mortgage-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=6A5655B4-A7D4-4098-AED1-2847DA87EEB0</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>CFPB employees received this mail (from <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lhtclefmfk2j" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.b</span><span class="invisible">sky.social/post/3lhtclefmfk2j</span></a> ), this is the complete and instant shutdown of consumer financial protection in the USA.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/financialprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>financialprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
Delphi<p>Unacceptable, cruel &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ableist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ableist</span></a> behaviour from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GreenwichCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenwichCouncil</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a>. <br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Licence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Licence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BBClicensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBClicensing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> #|TV <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FinancialProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/downssyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>downssyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/learningdifferences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learningdifferences</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/learningdifficulties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learningdifficulties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TVlicence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TVlicence</span></a> <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tv-licence-criminal-prosecution-london-single-justice-procedure-courts-licensing-b1129437.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">standard.co.uk/news/crime/tv-l</span><span class="invisible">icence-criminal-prosecution-london-single-justice-procedure-courts-licensing-b1129437.html</span></a></p>
Jay S. Fleischman<p>Midland Funding, a part of Encore Capital Group, purchases billions of dollars worth of debt each year and has been the focus of legal and regulatory actions for violating state and federal consumer protection laws. <a href="https://law.builders/tags/MoneyWiseLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyWiseLaw</span></a> <a href="https://law.builders/tags/MidlandFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MidlandFunding</span></a> <a href="https://law.builders/tags/DebtCollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DebtCollection</span></a> <a href="https://law.builders/tags/DebtBuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DebtBuyers</span></a> <a href="https://law.builders/tags/FinancialProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialProtection</span></a> <a href="https://www.moneywiselaw.com/midland-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">moneywiselaw.com/midland-fundi</span><span class="invisible">ng/</span></a></p>