…Because exams are confidential, they can identify — &, ideally, stop — small issues that could otherwise mushroom. The #CFPB’s examiners have forced #banks & other #lenders to return hundreds of millions of dollars to #consumers for improper fees & worthless services, & helped uncover high-profile issues like #WellsFargo’s sham accounts scandal.

#law #corruption #government #oversight #Project2025 #RussVought #Trump

…#Trump has himself been found actually #liable of #fraud for #lying to #lenders to secure more favorable interest rates on #loans. Judge #Engoron in #NewYork last year found that Trump had inflated his #NetWorth on loan applications, & imposed a fine of about $450 million, including interest now totaling upwards of one billion dollars. Trump has appealed the ruling.

#economy #FederalReserve #law #tariffs #trade #immigration #labor #inflation #recession

The increased consumer costs from the CFPB's rollback of #regulations on #BankFees, wholesale dismissal of cases against #banks & other #lenders & the failure to disburse funds for harmed #borrowers run counter to Trump's pledges to ease the cost of living, acc/to #Student Borrower Protection Center & #Consumer Federation of America.

Since #Trump took control of the #CFPB in Feb, calling for its elimination, admin ofcls have sought to reduce the workforce by about 90% & curtail its oversight.