New York AG announces bill to protect consumers from scams after Trump hobbles CFPB

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  We don’t need the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — we have courts

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  How consumers can protect their finances as federal safeguards crumble

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  Here's why banks don't want the CFPB to disappear

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