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Arkansas Republican says he will use the Congressional Review Act to try to undo the rule banning arbitration in contracts for bank accounts and credit cards. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Cotton moves to undo CFPB’s class-action rule for financial firms

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July 11, 2017 3:54 pm

A total of 5.47 million people were hired in May, according to Tuesday's report, the most since December of 2015 — an encouraging sign for the ongoing jobs recovery. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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More people are quitting their jobs than at any time since the dotcom bubble

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July 11, 2017 2:23 pm

Bruce Rauner, Republican governor of Illinois, leads a state increasingly beleaguered with financial problems. Democrats in the state recently overrode his veto to impose tax increases.

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The 5 worst fiscally managed states in the USA

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July 11, 2017 5:01 am

It is a position created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law to aid with the Fed's expanded bank oversight responsibilities, but was never filled. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Economy

Trump officially nominates Randal Quarles for Fed bank regulator

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July 10, 2017 11:31 pm

Economy

CFPB finalizes rule aiding class-action lawsuits for credit cards, other financial products

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July 10, 2017 3:13 pm

Mortgage finance practices expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players — but also may have duped borrowers and investors who supplied cash to fuel a housing boom that turned bust. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Economy

Safeguards against another subprime crisis changed how banks do business

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July 10, 2017 4:01 am

The rule would limit businesses' ability to shift taxable income out of the U.S. through the strategic issuance of debt. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Economy

Trump Treasury to review Obama tax rule meant to stop corporate inversions

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July 7, 2017 10:17 pm

Cordray's term would end in July of next year. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Economy

Republican threatens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head with contempt over bank arbitration rule

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July 7, 2017 2:36 pm

Economists in the private sector had projected around 170,000 new jobs for the month. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Economy

Job growth rebounds to 222,000 in June, unemployment at 4.4 percent

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July 7, 2017 12:31 pm

At a June news conference, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen appeared to be open to the idea that it is now time for a shift in the application of regulatory oversight. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Economy

Banking could be at historic turning point with successful stress tests

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July 7, 2017 4:01 am

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Cotton moves to undo CFPB’s class-action rule for financial firms

More people are quitting their jobs than at any time since the dotcom bubble

The 5 worst fiscally managed states in the USA

Trump officially nominates Randal Quarles for Fed bank regulator

CFPB finalizes rule aiding class-action lawsuits for credit cards, other financial products

Safeguards against another subprime crisis changed how banks do business

Trump Treasury to review Obama tax rule meant to stop corporate inversions

Republican threatens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head with contempt over bank arbitration rule

Job growth rebounds to 222,000 in June, unemployment at 4.4 percent

Banking could be at historic turning point with successful stress tests

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