CFPB hands out $1 penalties in proposed settlement
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Kyle Brasseur2020-02-06T20:39:00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeks to impose seven civil money penalties at $1 each as part of a proposed settlement with former payday lender Think Finance.
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