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‘Screwed twice’: The CFPB says it’s looking out for consumers. Its own data tells a different story

Complaints about banks and other financial players keep rising as Trump officials squelch enforcement actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau This story was supported and co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project Continue reading...

Byard Duncan, Sophie Sullivan and Michael Hudson · Thu, Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM
US news | The Guardian

‘Screwed twice’: The CFPB says it’s looking out for consumers. Its own data tells a different story

Complaints about banks and other financial players keep rising as Trump officials squelch enforcement actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

This story was supported and co-published by the journalism
non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project

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