Hello nolongertolerant,
Your point has nothing to do with the age of the OP articles, which are just as relevant today as when written. Your point has to do with the inherent bias of the OP articles. The articles contain no inaccuracy. They are merely written from a pro-consumer point of view, rather than the pro-financial-vulture point of view.
Actually 'vulture' is too nice a word for what this industry does. Vultures prey on the already deceased. These institutions prey on those who are very much alive, but exist by hanging from a financial thread. No consideration is given to whether or not these acts will force consumers into bankruptcy or ongoing and severe financial distress. The Obama rule which would do that was delayed by the Trump CFPB. The pertinent information from the OP articles has not changed in the duration from when the articles were written and now. The pertinent information being that the Obama CFPB protected consumers and delivered strong results, and the Trump CFPB has acted to protect powerful vulture capitalists, and delivered barely quantifiable results in protecting consumers.
When a powerful financial institution targets the weakest in society with no regard for their well-being it is a form of the strong kicking somebody weak when they are down. It's unConstitutional. This is a morally bankrupt violation of the great Preamble of our Constitution. This
does not promote the General Welfare, it hurts it, promoting the selective welfare NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump On Hurricane Threat In Alabama
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September 6, 201911:42 PM ETat the expense of others. This practice leads to extreme wealth inequality, which
does not insure the domestic tranquility. The United States was not founded on the principle of the powerful preying on the weak. If it was, those words would be found in the Preamble. They are not. That actually sounds more like Russia, which thankfully, we are NOT.
We must fight for what is
RIGHT. WE must fight for the AMERICAN WAY, as outlined in the PREAMBLE.
Supporting the Trump administration is like fighting for the Russian way.