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Former Equifax Chief Executive Officer Richard Smith prepares to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.

Social Justice

Is the U.S. Government Getting Any Better at Protecting Consumer Data?

Looking back at the Equifax breach in 2017 shows how little the Federal Trade Commission or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have done to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Josephine Wolff

Economics

Will the Fed Ever Be Able to Stop Payday and Other High-Cost Lenders?

New rules put forward by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would have a major impact on the high-cost loan industry. But if history is any guide, lenders will quickly find some loopholes.

Paul Kiel

Education

In Rankings Race, Colleges Giving Low-Income Students Less Aid Than Better Off Ones

A new study from The New America Foundation makes it clear why so many schools have fought efforts for greater transparency when it comes to financial aid.

Elvina Nawaguna

Economics

Economics: the Academic Discipline that Wins by Eating Everything

People inside the federal government sometimes describe Washington as a battleground between economists and lawyers. Case in point: when…

John Gravois