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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) authorized the consumer protection bureau known familiarly as the CFPB. The CFPB was born as a result of the financial abuses that led to the Great Recession of 2007-2008. There are early signs that the consumer protection agency is on the congressional radar for some tinkering, if not outright repeal, so this seems a good time to review the history of the CFPB and what the future holds.
