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On the recordMay 15, 2019
So why should the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau care about enhancing the welfare of predatory lenders?
Said by
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Pressley questions the CFPB's focus on lenders' welfare over consumer protection.

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