Mortgage rates moved higher again last week, pushing buyers back to the sidelines just as the spring housing market is supposed to be heating up.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was born out of the 2008 recession and the belief that our government was not adequately protecting us (consumers) from companies engaging in unfair, misleading and illegal behavior.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. banks reported a 5.8% decline in profits in 2022 as firms spent more on noninterest items and provision expenses against future losses, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported Tuesday.
Scammers are making more money per episode of fraud, new government data suggests. While the number of fraud reports recorded through the Federal Trade Commission’s database fell to 2.4 million in 2022 from 2.9 million, the aggregate loss from those instances reached nearly $8.8 billion. That’s up 44% from the $6.1 billion reported in 2021 to the FTC.
Cash assistance predominantly flows to low-income families in need or individuals at a precarious time. Given the often-acute needs of the populations who receive and rely on cash assistance, it is critical that beneficiaries have full and timely access to these funds.
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