With CFPB in ‘retreat,’ California eyes state consumer finance agency
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-09-02T20:14:00
California wants to create its own state consumer finance protection agency because the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in “retreat,” Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says.
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