Big upsets shook up college football in Week 12. Alabama, a top contender, lost at home to Oklahoma. This win boosted Oklahoma's chances for the College Football Playoff (CFP). Meanwhile, Texas A&M made a dramatic comeback against South Carolina. Georgia also had a strong win over Texas, showing they might be the best team in the SEC. The ACC saw some chaos too, wit...
The college football playoff committee has released its first rankings, and fans are already up in arms. Ohio State is sitting pretty at number one, with Indiana close behind at number two. But the real talk is about the SEC, which has a whopping seven teams in the mix. People are scratching their heads over Texas, who still has a shot at the playoffs despite losing ...
In a surprising move, the top U. S. consumer finance watchdog has decided to ditch a registry that kept track of companies breaking the rules. They said it wasn't worth the cost. This decision came after they also reversed a policy that would have stopped medical debts from showing up on credit reports. The agency didn't immediately respond to requests for comments,...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), once a fierce protector of consumers' financial rights, now sits idle. Employees describe a surreal work environment where they are paid but forbidden to do their jobs. The bureau, tasked with overseeing banks and financial services, has been effectively paralyzed by directives from the White House. Under President Tr...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is in a tight spot. Over 1, 400 of its employees were about to be shown the door. But a judge stepped in and said, "Not so fast. " The Trump administration wanted to cut about 90% of the agency's workforce. But Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, DC, put a halt to it. She wants more details on how these layoffs were...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing a major overhaul. A significant number of its employees received termination notices. This move is part of a broader plan to reshape the agency, which was established to protect consumers from unfair financial practices. The CFPB has been active in the past decade. It has taken legal action against major comp...
Imagine this: a government agency tasked with protecting consumers is suddenly on the chopping block. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), created after the 2008 financial crisis to shield consumers from shady lending practices, is now facing a massive overhaul. Employees have spilled the beans about a plan to cut nearly all 1, 700 staff members, leaving ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has decided to drop its case against Capital One. This move comes after the bureau accused Capital One of misleading customers with two savings accounts that had similar names but very different interest rates. Customers were not informed about the significant difference in interest rates between the two accounts. Capi...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently made a surprising move. They decided to drop a lawsuit against Capital One. This lawsuit was all about how Capital One was accused of tricking customers. The CFPB claimed that Capital One used sneaky tactics to cheat customers out of $2 billion in interest payments on their savings accounts. This lawsuit was fi...
In the nation's capital, a significant showdown is unfolding between a labor union and the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with employees and their representatives fighting back against unexpected directives. This past weekend, the CFPB was thrown into chaos as its acting director, Russell Vought, issued several directives that effecti...