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Governor Glenn Youngkin Proclaims the 35th Annual Virginia Wine Month Celebration this October

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 HRM Staff Celebrate, Celebration, Commonwealth of Virginia, consumers, Government, Governor Glenn Youngkin, Governor Glenn Youngkin Proclaims the 35th Annual Virginia Wine Month Celebration this October, Harvest Party, Richmond Virginia, small business owner, The 32nd Annual Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, Virginia Wine Month, wine making

Harvest Party celebrations take place on October 21, 2023 By: Office of Governor Youngkin RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announces

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CFPB Sues Installment Lending Conglomerate for Illegally Churning Loans to Harvest Hundreds of Millions in Loan Costs and Fees

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 HRM Staff American Loans, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, consumers, financial lenders, Group Holdings Corporation, Heights Finance Holding Company, Lawsuit, loans, Southern Management Corporation, Student Loan, United States debt

A CURO Group Holdings Company, Heights Finance, formerly known as Southern Management Corporation, induced struggling customers into a fee-harvesting and

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CFPB Sues USASF Servicing for Illegally Disabling Vehicles and for Improper Double-Billing Practices

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 HRM Staff Auto Loan, CFPB Sues USASF Servicing for Illegally Disabling Vehicles and for Improper Double-Billing Practices, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, consumers, double billing, double billing practices, Federal court, Finances, Government, Loan Repayment, Service, USASF, Vehicle Repossession, Washington D.C

By: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Auto-loan servicer remotely activated devices that prevented cars from starting, even when borrowers were

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CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 HRM Staff Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, Examination, examiners, financial lenders, financial markets, financial products, legal status, lending market, loans, Washington D.C

Supervisory Highlights report also details new examinations on nonbanks By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer Financial

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CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Completing the LIBOR Transition

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 HRM Staff Adjustable Interest Rate, Agencies, America, business opportunity, CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, Education, efforts, Established, Finances, Financial Literacy, LIBOR, money, Secured Overnight Financing Rate, statement, The Federal Reserve Board, Transition, United States, united states of America, Washington D.C

CFPB Joins Other Financial Regulatory Agencies in Issuing Statement on Completing the LIBOR Transition  By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON,

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Record-High for Virginia’s Agricultural and Forestry Exports in 2022

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 HRM Staff Announce, benefits, Commonwealth of Virginia, Community Farmers Market, consumers, Facilities, Governor Glenn Younkin, industry, Local Food and Farming Infrastructure, new, Richmond Virginia, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, The State of Virginia, Virginia Department of Agriculture and consumer Services, Virginia farmers, Virginia's Agricultural and Forestry Exports

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced a record value for Virginia’s agricultural and forestry exports as he unveiled the

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CFPB Report Finds Household Financial Health is Declining after Several Years of Increased Savings

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 HRM Staff Black and Hispanic Consumers, Consumer Financial Health, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, Debt Balance, Decline, Household Financial Health, Increased Savings, Making Ends Meet report

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Annual survey of consumer financial health shows downtrends in ability to repay debts WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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CFPB Publishes New Bulletin Analyzing Rise in Crypto-Asset Complaints

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 HRM Staff "pig butchering", CFPB, complaint bulletin, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, crypto coins, Crypto-assets, Cryptocurrency, FDIC Insurance claims, fraudulent transactions, Scams, transaction assests, transfer assets, victims of account hacks, Victims of fraud, victims of scams, victims of theft, virtual currencies

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “Pig butchering” and other scams lead list of crypto-asset complaints WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Consumer

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STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY H.R. 2543 – Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act

June 13, 2022June 14, 2022 HRM Staff Administration, consumers, economic justice act, economic opportunity, Financial Services racial equity, inclusion, Legislation

By: White House (Rep. Waters D-CA, and five cosponsors) The Administration supports H.R. 2543, the Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion,

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CFPB Launches Inquiry into Practices that Leave Workers Indebted to Employers

June 9, 2022June 10, 2022 HRM Staff Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers, debt, employer-driven, employment, inquiry, labor market

By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Emerging products require employees to sign up for debt WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Consumer Financial Protection

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