Trickle of CFPB lawsuit dismissals poised to become a flood
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Aaron Nicodemus2025-04-24T18:07:00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has quickly become one of the most active agencies advancing the Trump administration’s pullback on prosecuting corporations, as it dropped yet another consumer protection lawsuit against a financial services company Wednesday.
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