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House votes to gut two consumer protection rules

Image of signs in a rally to preserve the CFPB as a US consumer-protection agency.
Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

These legislative efforts coincide with President Trump’s moves to shrink the federal government.

The US House of Representatives has voted to scrap two consumer finance rules adopted under former President Joe Biden. Those rules capped bank overdraft fees and gave officials the power to supervise the legal compliance of tech companies’ digital wallets and payment apps.

Similar resolutions have already passed the US