Malaysia’s capital market reached RM3.4 trillion in 2020 despite challenging environment
KUALA LUMPUR: The total size of the Malaysian capital market increased by 7% to reach…
Monthly Archives: March, 2021
Democrats express ‘Kraninger fatigue’ in Hill’s testimony
It took little time this week to show how polarized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
The possibility of federal income relief by the end of the year
Photo by Joshua Sukoff via Unsplash Industry groups are hopeful that federal rent relief can…
Knocking down the glove of politics and banking: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposes a rule of “fair access” – Finance and banking
On November 20, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) proposed a…
Changes needed to the emergency benefit plan to ensure effectiveness
Monday, December 7, 2020, 12:53 pmPress release: Joint press release JOINT RELEASE TO THE MEDIA:…
Trump’s Next Big Hiring – WSJ
This week has been a perfect microcosm of the Trump era. A partisan media outlet…
The lawsuit for operation Choke Point comes to an end
In ending a 2014 lawsuit filed by payday lenders challenging the actions of federal regulators…
Kansas City Entrepreneur Gets Almost 17 Years For Payday Loan Plan
A federal judge in New York sentenced Kansas City businessman Scott Tucker to 16 years…
John Hope Bryant’s Grassroots Fight Against Racism and Poverty
When John Hope Bryant was 9 years old, he knew he needed to get out…
What a Joe Biden win could mean for financial policy
By Pete Schroeder and Katanga Johnson(Reuters) – Democrat and former US Vice President Joe Biden…
CFPB: Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Fire Consumer Agency Director At Will
The ruling is a victory for the Trump administration and conservative groups that are trying…
The Democratic Party is making progress: some members need to catch up (opinion)
Editor’s note: Jeff Weaver is senior adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont…
The CFPB has protected American consumers since the financial crisis, but its future will be put to the test in the Supreme Court
The consumer office aims to protect Americans from shady practices sometimes used by credit card…
US banks stay away from sensitive customers
Under fire from various regulators, US banks increasingly shun clients involved in activities that are…
Church of England will accept payday lenders
History highlightsThe archbishop has previously declared payday lenders like Wonga “morally wrong.”Archbishop Welby has endorsed…
UK regulator slaps payday lender Wonga
LONDON – The image of payday loans took another hit on Wednesday when Wonga Group,…
Get Stonewall wrong. Again. | Bacon rebellion
A 19th century engraving of Arab enslavers. If you are going to write about the…
Nigeria’s culture wars target the country’s currency
Nigerian currency of denominations N1,000, N500 and N200 has Ajami (Arabic script in non-Arabic language).…