Trump signs congressional resolution overturning auto lending rule

[May 22, 2018]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed into a law a congressional resolution overhauling a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that aimed to bar discrimination in auto lending, the White House said on Monday.

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The joint resolution, which was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, is the latest attempt to chip away the watchdog agency's oversight powers.

The CFPB said the resolution also prevented the agency from enacting a "substantially similar" rule unless it was specifically allowed to do so by lawmakers.

(Reporting by Makini Brice and Michelle Price; editing by David Alexander)

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