The CFPB is meant to be an enforcer of financial services consumer protections.
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To help people out of that web, Mr. Collinge urges "standard consumer protections" for student borrowers.
And third, it put in place the stronger -- the strongest consumer protections in history.
The power to say "no, thanks" to high-cost products can be one of the most powerful consumer protections of all.
Are consumer protections a form of economic incentive, as well as a protection of personal data information for the EU?
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And third, it put in place the strongest consumer protections in history.
"Had the Fed exercised their authority and enforced consumer protections, they could have nipped the foreclosure crisis in the bud, " says Taylor.
And all insurance companies that want access to this new marketplace will have to abide by the consumer protections I already mentioned.
However, banking analysts warn the new consumer protections could paradoxically lead to a reduction in banking services for low- and moderate-income people.
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The federal government regulates large group plans and offers broad consumer protections (such as forcing insurers to cover pre-existing conditions and maternity benefits).
Eight years ago, the European Union established what seemed like far-reaching consumer protections, requiring that airlines compensate passengers for long delays and cancellations.
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In addition, households that use non-bank financial services providers do not receive the full range of consumer protections available through the banking system.
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The government also gets new authority to take over and unwind foundering companies deemed a systemic risk, and new authority to monitor consumer protections.
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With banking and financial reform, our polling shows that the risk falls entirely on those in Congress who oppose stronger regulations and consumer protections.
And I think they have a right to expect basic consumer protections on all of these products that are so important to their lives.
They say it would override state consumer protections and benefit requirements.
Many issuers have their headquarters in South Dakota or Delaware which have fewer consumer protections and laws that enable issuers to charge higher interest rates.
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The bottom line is consumer protections and preventive services under the Affordable Care Act are giving millions of Americans more for their health care dollars.
It's why last year we put in place consumer protections against hidden fees and penalties by credit card companies and new rules to prevent another financial crisis.
We are already seeing consumer protections being put in place that will reign in the power and the authority of insurance companies to take advantage of patients.
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And in that situation, what happens is, is that the protections you have, the consumer protections that you need, you're not going to have available to you.
Congress has passed many new rules and regulations to help credit card customers, but one of the best consumer protections is offered for free by credit card issuers.
And fierce public resistance to eroding generous worker and consumer protections has made governments unwilling, or unable, to implement the kinds of deep structural reforms that could help.
As I reported here two weeks ago, stronger regulations and consumer protections are favored across ideologies, including a solid majority of independents and close to one-third of Republican voters.
And I think it is the actions of many banks, in working actively against consumer protections, is not what the American people expected or expect out of these institutions.
There are ways to enhance consumer protections without limiting the ability of banking regulators to use their considerable resources and powers over banks to directly enforce consumer compliance in banks.
So they will then have to explain to their constituents why they did not support commonsense reforms, the implementation of the kind of consumer protections that Neal was talking about.
Despite his pledge to repeal the law, if elected, Romney has promised to continue some of the law's consumer protections, such as the ban on preventing care based on pre-existing conditions.
In the meantime, my administration will take new executive actions to better analyze and investigate trading activities in energy markets and more quickly implement the tough consumer protections under Wall Street reform.
It contains the strongest consumer protections in history -- protections that will empower Americans with the clear and concise information they need before signing up for a credit card or taking out a mortgage.
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