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RESEARCH ROADMAP: HOW THE CFPB’S TASKFORCE ON FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL LAW WILL BENEFIT CONSUMERS
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published a comprehensive report from the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law that examined ways to harmonize and modernize federal consumer financial laws.
The report focused on the consumer credit regulations and their implementation , as well as gaps in knowledge that should be addressed through research. The comprehensive report could be a step in the right direction to depoliticize and reform the agency in a way that will best address consumers’ financial problems.
Consumers’ Research Senior Research Fellow, Professor Tom Miller, Jr., and chairman of the CFPB’s Taskforce, Professor Todd J. Zywicki, joined Brian Knight, Director of Innovation and Governance and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center, to discuss the report and the future of consumer finance law at our latest event.
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Companies Warn of Food Shortages July 20, 2021 - By Natalie DeCoste Supply chain problems have been plaguing American consumers since the start of the pandemic, and the latest word coming from the restaurant industry reveals these issues have not gone away. Two major chains, Starbucks and Taco Bell, have warned consumers that some of their menu items may not be available. Taco Bell is […]
Johnson & Johnson Recall Sunscreens Due to Cancer-Causing Chemicals July 15, 2021 - By Emma Nitzsche On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall on five of its Neutrogena and Aveeno aerosol sunscreen products after a low level of benzene was detected in some samples. The recalled products included its Beach Defense Sunscreen, Cool Dry Sport Invisible Daily and Ultra Sheer, and Aveeno’s Protect & Refresh aerosol sunscreen. The […]
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Consumers’ Research Launches Initiative Warning Companies to Put Consumers First – and Stop Playing Woke Political Games May 21, 2021 - Consumers’ Research launched the Consumers First Initiative on May 18, a major “name and shame” campaign against corporations that try to distract attention from their corporate failures by playing woke politics. Consumers’ Research’s initial launch includes an ad buy of well over seven figures with hard-hitting ads critical of American Airlines, Coca-Cola, and Nike for putting woke politics over consumer interests. The […]
