CFPB Paycheck Advance Plan Furthers Tech Industry Furor With Biden Regulators

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The CFPB today proposed to apply loan-disclosure requirements to “earned wage access” products, immediately drawing condemnation and legal threats from the fintech industry. It’s the latest in a string of Biden-era regulatory policies directed at nascent companies that, cumulatively, are eroding support for Democrats in the tech sector, long a stronghol…