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On the recordMay 15, 2019
So while borrowers are struggling to make ends meet, the agency tasked with their protection is busy gifting predatory lenders $8 billion a year.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley criticizes the CFPB for benefiting predatory lenders at the expense of borrowers.

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