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Kathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on March 7. On Thursday, she faced questions from senators about problems with a student loan program for public service work

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Education

Senators Press CFPB To Dig Into Problems With Public Service Student Loan Program

6:43pm October 17, 2019

by Chris Arnold

The senators urged the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to do more to examine problems with a troubled loan forgiveness program, citing an investigative story by NPR this week.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger speaks to media in Washington, D.C., in December 2018.

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Economy

Consumer Protection Bureau Aims To Roll Back Rule For Payday Lending

5:21pm February 06, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

The rule would have protected borrowers from ballooning loans with giant interest rates. Now, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes ripping the rule's teeth out.

Kathy Kraninger listens during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., in July. On Thursday, she won Senate confirmation to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Senate Confirms Kathy Kraninger As CFPB Director

3:32pm December 06, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The White House official has been confirmed as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new chief over objections by critics who highlighted her lack of experience in consumer protection.