Federal consumer protection laws should not be used to enable abusers who weaponize credit.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
New Maine law to protect abuse survivors’ finances is illegal, credit agencies say in lawsuit
The agencies also challenge a new state law that limits the reporting of medical debt.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Government, student loan industry take advantage of working Americans
What Betsy DeVos did to the public service debt forgiveness program isn’t ‘regrettable’ – it’s wrong.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Enzi: Editorial misleads on tax cuts, federal budget woes
The problem stems from an aging population and rising health care costs – not from the 2017 tax reform.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Portland Sen. Sanborn: To protect consumers, feds should follow Maine’s example
Mainers are urged to speak out against rules that would allow collectors to pursue already-settled debt and bombard people with unlimited texts and emails.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deficit would be zero if not for tax cuts
Maine Sen. Angus King rightly punctures the persistent claim that tax cuts pay for themselves.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Federal debt set to rise over coming decades to highest levels since World War II, CBO says
Falling tax revenue and increased spending look likely to worsen the nation’s fiscal outlook.