Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

What ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Defaults Say About the Consumer

An increase in deferred pay-later loans has raised alarms, as the Trump administration seeks to gut the agency tasked with policing the sector.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler Michael J.

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Capital One to Pay $425 Million to Settle Suit Over Savings Accounts

Depositors said the bank cheated them out of higher interest rates. As part of the settlement, the bank admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to make up for lost interest earnings.

By Simon J. Levien

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What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

By Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber

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Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump

The president’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.

By Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany