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US consumer watchdog examiners reportedly adopt lighter touch amid pressure and threats
Reuters reports CFPB examiners gave most companies they inspected largely clean bills of health earlier in 2026.
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Reuters, citing three people with knowledge of the matter, reports that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau examiners gave a largely clean bill of health to most companies they inspected earlier in 2026. Reuters describes the lighter-touch approach as a departure from the watchdog’s past practice and says it came amid pressure and threats, according to sources.
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