The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in January 2016, a decline from the strong job growth in the previous month of 292,000 jobs. The national unemployment rate witnessed a slight decline to 4.9% from 5%. The Latino unemployment rate declined noticeably from 6.3% in December to 5.9% in January, as the number of employed Latinos increased.
UnidosUS comments in support of the CFPB’s proposal to lower overdraft fees which would save working-class and Latino consumers billions of dollars.
This is our written testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy on March 7, 2024.
UnidosUS welcomes the Treasury’s RFI on Financial Inclusion as a critical step to advance financial inclusion in our country.
UnidosUS submits comments in response to the CFPB’s notice of proposed rulemaking on personal financial data rights in Section 1033.
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