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Will Congress Remove Consumer Credit "Seat Belts"?

The CFPB has faced criticism not because it is out of control, but because it is effective.

By Christopher L. Peterson

March 7, 2017, 10:00 am – 6 MIN READ

The Coming "FinTech" Revolution

Fall 2016, No. 42 – 14 MIN READ

How to Check Untamed Corporate, Financial, and Monopoly Power

By Nell Abernethy Mike Konczal Kathryn Milani

June 7, 2016, 3:08 pm – 6 MIN READ

The Financial System of the Future

By Simon Johnson

Spring 2016, No. 40 – 12 MIN READ

Tax Short-Termism, Fund Long-Termism

By Heather C. McGhee Wallace Turbeville

Winter 2016, No. 39 – 4 MIN READ

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