1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgBrian Wolfmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="f6w5KoKNko"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/cfpb-probing-financial-relationships-between-colleges-and-sellers-of-credit-cards-and-other-financia/">CFPB probing financial relationships between colleges and sellers of credit cards and other financial products</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/cfpb-probing-financial-relationships-between-colleges-and-sellers-of-credit-cards-and-other-financia/embed/#?secret=f6w5KoKNko" width="600" height="338" title="“CFPB probing financial relationships between colleges and sellers of credit cards and other financial products” — CLP Blog" data-secret="f6w5KoKNko" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is demanding information about what it terms "secret contracts" between banks and colleges under which the banks pay the colleges to steer students to their products, particularly credit cards. Here is an excerpt of an article on the topic by the CFPB's Rohit Chopra: If you’re a student preparing to [...]