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Former CFPB Director On Scams, Potential Financial Crisis And The Stimulus Package

By AirTalk Staff
Published Mar 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: U.S. President Donald Trump signs H.R. 748, the CARES Act in the Oval Office of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Earlier on Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the $2 trillion stimulus bill that lawmakers hope will battle the the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump signs H.R. 748, the CARES Act in the Oval Office of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Former CFPB Director On Scams, Potential Financial Crisis And The Stimulus Package

COVID-19 will affect consumers in many different ways, from new pandemic-related scams and fraud to the larger issue of the economy. 

With the $2 trillion economic package just recently approved by the White House, we sit down with the inaugural director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2012-2017) Richard Cordray to discuss what the package will mean for you, as well as what else you need to know to be protected as a consumer.

If you have questions, call us at 866-893-5722. 

Guest: 

Richard Cordray, the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (2012-2017); his new book is “Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy” (Oxford University Press; March 2, 2020); he tweets