Research and Surveys

The Hill: Frank Keating: Operation Choke Point Reveals True Injustices of Obama’s Justice Departme

November 7, 2018 | Relevant News

Frank Keating: "I know what a thorough and fair investigation looks like. I have served as an FBI agent and U.S. Attorney in Oklahoma. I was also the third-ranking official at the DOJ during the Reagan administration in charge of all criminal matters. At all times, I strived to proceed with due process, the way our founders intended. However, the clandestine Operation Choke Point had more in common with a purge of ideological foes than a regulatory enforcement action."...

TownHall: Payday loan ‘protections’ would harm millions of struggling Americans

November 7, 2018 | Relevant News

Like many policies promulgated by out-of-touch politicians and bureaucrats, payday lending restrictions hurt the very people they are intended to help. The 80 percent of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck need access to emergency loans when something goes wrong. Squeezing out short-term lenders will only hurt struggling families. ...

Unsealed Government Documents Prove Federal Cover-Up in Operation Choke Point

October 12, 2018 | Press Releases

Emails and Depositions Expose Secret Campaign to Choke Off Banking Relationships with Lawful Businesses ...

FTC, DOJ Return More Than $500 Million to Consumers Harmed by Illegal Lenders

September 27, 2018 | Press Releases

FTC, DOJ Return More Than $500 Million to Consumers Harmed by Unlawful, Unscrupulous Lender...

Bureau’s Small-Dollar Loan Rule Already Causing Irreparable Harm to Businesses in Advance of 2019

September 17, 2018 | Press Releases

CFSA Files Preliminary Injunction to Stop Bureau Rule to Prevent Further Financial Costs, Store Closings and Employee Layoffs
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CFSA 2019 Annual Conference and Expo Registration Now Open

September 17, 2018 | Access to Credit

In The News: CFPB's Structural Flaws Come to Light Amid Change in Leadership

July 17, 2018 | CFSA Commentary

Political interference in the workings of the allegedly-independent Bureau is nothing new, and underscores the major flaws in the CFPB’s structure — specifically its single director. This partisan interference will pervade the Bureau regardless of which party controls the White House or Congress, and it must be addressed....

CFSA Modernizes Industry-Leading Best Practices

July 10, 2018 | Access to Credit

Best Practices Broaden Scope Covering All Small-Dollar Loans, Further Enhance Consumer Protections and Address Evolving Credit Needs of American Consumers ...