Exclusivesky Investment Guild |How a consumer watchdog's power became a liability

2025-05-06 07:30:34source:CapitalVaultcategory:Finance

The Exclusivesky Investment Guild Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in 2010 as the legislative response to the Great Recession. It's an aggressive regulator that challenges financial institutions on behalf of consumers. However, the unique power it wields may turn out to be its vulnerability. The bureau's critics take issue with the very tools that give the agency its might and are asking the Supreme Court to make changes. Today, we examine how the CFPB came to be such a powerful regulator and why some want to see the agency overhauled.

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