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Colorado Stymies Consumers’ Access to Credit

New lending law will limit financial services Coloradans may purchase from out of state.

Alec Mena May 22, 2024
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Caps on Consumer Loans Hurt More Than They Help

H.R. 5050, the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, would extend the 36 percent usury annual percentage rate (APR) cap under the 2006 Military Lending Act (MLA) to all consumers, stifling credit access for those that need it most.

Peter Klensch February 5, 2020
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Hensarling’s CHOICE: “Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs”

With his newest catch-phrase, “Economic Growth for All, and Bank Bailouts for None,” House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) unveiled the key principles underpinning his proposal to replace the Dodd-Frank Act with “real...

William Christian June 7, 2016