Chris Arnold

Chris Arnold appears in the following:

Former Banker, Now Regulator, Wants To Allow Banks To Make Payday-Style Loans

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting is a former bank executive testifying before Congress this week about reshaping some banking rules. He wants big banks to start making small-dollar loans.

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Mulvaney Further Scales Back CFPB Role As An Aggressive Watchdog

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Mick Mulvaney is effectively disbanding councils designed to help consumer groups work with the agency to identify problems facing Americans who are being unfairly treated by financial firms.

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Mick Mulvaney Effectively Fires CFPB Advisory Council

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

The CFPB's interim chief is moving to disband a board designed to help consumer groups work with the agency to identify problems facing Americans who are being unfairly treated by financial firms.

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The Battle Raging Over the Amazon River

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Chris Feliciano Arnold on the battle for the future of the Brazilian Amazon.

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U.S. Jobless Rate Drops To 3.8 Percent

Friday, June 01, 2018

Employers added 223,000 jobs in May as hiring showed a healthy pickup from the prior month. President Trump created controversy by tweeting beforehand that he looked forward to the report coming out.

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Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.8 Percent, Lowest Since 2000

Friday, June 01, 2018

The economy gained a stronger-than-expected 223,000 jobs and the unemployment rate edged down to an 18-year low. President Trump hinted at a strong report more than an hour before its release.

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Federal Reserve Proposes Changes To Volcker Rule

Thursday, May 31, 2018

The Federal Reserve has voted to consider changes to the Volcker rule, which blocks banks from trying to make money with speculative investments.

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Trump Administration Considers Steep Tariffs Against Foreign Automakers

Thursday, May 24, 2018

The president has suggested this will be good for U.S. autoworkers, but economists and industry executives warn the move could spark a destructive trade war that would hurt all countries involved.

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Congress Rolls Back Part Of Dodd-Frank, Easing Rules For Midsize, Smaller Banks

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The House gave final passage to a bill that would allow banks with up to $250 billion in assets to escape some of the toughest regulations under the 2010 law meant to shore up the financial system.

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Education Department Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Review Of Teachers' Grant Program

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back.

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Worries That A Federal Student Loan Watchdog Will Be Muzzled

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

The office of Students and Young Consumers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be folded into another office. Advocates are concerned about what that means for vulnerable borrowers.

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GOP Lawmakers Aim To Roll Back Regs Using Old Law In A New Way

Monday, May 07, 2018

Republicans lawmakers are expected to overturn a rule designed to prevent discrimination by auto lenders. It's part of a broader effort to roll back other regs using the Congressional Review Act.

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Elizabeth Warren To Consumer Chief: 'You Owe The Public Straight Answers'

Friday, April 27, 2018

On Thursday, the senator sent a scathing letter to the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency she helped build.

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The Consumer Complaints Database That Could Disappear From View

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Mick Mulvaney says he may shut down public access to more than a million complaints Americans have made about financial institutions.

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CFPB Chief Mick Mulvaney Wants To Shut Public Access To Consumer Complaints Database

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Mulvaney said the consumer database of complaints against banks shouldn't be a "Yelp for financial services." He also encouraged lobbyists to contribute to lawmakers to get their voices heard.

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Teachers Share Anger, Frustration Over Grants Turned Into Loans

Monday, April 23, 2018

A federal program meant to encourage young teachers has, instead, saddled thousands of them with unexpected debts. "I was in shock," says Mikayla Rhone, a teacher in Nebraska.

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Mick Mulvaney Faces Lawmakers

Friday, April 13, 2018

President Trump's pick to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Mick Mulvaney faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill for the first time. His main antagonist was Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

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Face-Off: Elizabeth Warren Vs. Trump's Consumer Watchdog, Mick Mulvaney

Thursday, April 12, 2018

An epic throw-down happened on Capitol Hill over the role of the federal government. The topic: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created in the wake of the financial crisis.

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Markets Jittery Over U.S.-China Trade Fight

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

U.S. stock markets fell early Wednesday after China announced its latest round of retaliation in the escalating tit-for-tat tariff fight. But major indexes were all up by the end of the day.

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Trade Tariffs And Tech Sector Worries Bring Down Stocks

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The stock market saw a major sell-off Monday, with technology companies seeing particularly steep declines. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index lost 2.7 percent.

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