Pew Raises Concerns About CFPB Proposal to Rescind Payday Loan Rule

Letter offers data-driven defense of 2017 consumer protections

Pew Raises Concerns About CFPB Proposal to Rescind Payday Loan Rule

The Pew Charitable Trusts on May 15, 2019, filed a comment letter with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in response to the bureau’s notice of proposed rulemaking to rescind the core consumer protections of its final 2017 payday loan rule. Pew’s consumer finance team cited its extensive research and analysis of the payday lending marketplace and urged the bureau to withdraw its plan to eliminate the rule’s critical affordability safeguards

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37 Scientists Pioneering the Future of Biomedical Research

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Biomedical researchers are at the heart of nearly every medical advancement. From cutting-edge cancer treatments to breakthrough discoveries about emerging viruses, these scientists use creativity and ingenuity to explore new horizons in human health and medicine. And for nearly 40 years, The Pew Charitable Trusts has supported more than 1,000 early-career researchers committed to this work.

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How does broadband internet reach our homes, phones, and tablets? What kind of infrastructure connects us all together? What are the major barriers to broadband access for American communities?