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Nonilex<p>I thought they were trying to save money 🤔</p><p>Under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinancialProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialProtection</span></a> Bureau <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> has dropped nearly a dozen enforcement cases brought during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin, ending lawsuits against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lenders</span></a> for a variety of financial practices that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> agency no longer considers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a>.</p><p>But on Wed, the bureau went a step further: It is seeking to GIVE BACK $105k that a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mortgage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgage</span></a> lender paid to settle <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> claims….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/business/cfpb-repay-mortgage-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=6A5655B4-A7D4-4098-AED1-2847DA87EEB0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/26/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/cfpb-repay-mortgage-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=6A5655B4-A7D4-4098-AED1-2847DA87EEB0</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>CFPB employees received this mail (from <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lhtclefmfk2j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.b</span><span class="invisible">sky.social/post/3lhtclefmfk2j</span></a> ), this is the complete and instant shutdown of consumer financial protection in the USA.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/financialprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financialprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>