Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Withdraws COVID-19 Pandemic Response Policy

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The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is withdrawing its COVID-19 pandemic response policy, effectively ending its supervisory and enforcement actions related to the crisis.

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