Anna Helhoski

And about wages, in your article, you say that data shows the median wage is just under $62,000 annually. But then if you include part-time workers and unemployed job seekers, the median wage is about $52,300 annually. So that would mean that the median worker actually earns 16% less than the stats would indicate.

And as you said, the Consumer Price Index, that's the CPI, which tracks all the costs of goods and services in the economy, isn't telling the whole story of inflation. Can you talk a little bit more about that?

And as you said, the Consumer Price Index, that's the CPI, which tracks all the costs of goods and services in the economy, isn't telling the whole story of inflation. Can you talk a little bit more about that?

And as you said, the Consumer Price Index, that's the CPI, which tracks all the costs of goods and services in the economy, isn't telling the whole story of inflation. Can you talk a little bit more about that?

So when it comes to perception, is the disconnect between stats and how people feel really more about inflation than anything else rather than the actual stats that the government is putting out there?

So when it comes to perception, is the disconnect between stats and how people feel really more about inflation than anything else rather than the actual stats that the government is putting out there?

So when it comes to perception, is the disconnect between stats and how people feel really more about inflation than anything else rather than the actual stats that the government is putting out there?

Overall, you say something needs to change to give people a more realistic perception of the US economy. What does that change look like to you?

Overall, you say something needs to change to give people a more realistic perception of the US economy. What does that change look like to you?

Overall, you say something needs to change to give people a more realistic perception of the US economy. What does that change look like to you?

All right, Eugene Ludwig, thank you so much for joining us today.

All right, Eugene Ludwig, thank you so much for joining us today.

All right, Eugene Ludwig, thank you so much for joining us today.

Thanks, Sean.

Thanks, Sean.

Thanks, Sean.

Hey, Sean. Hey, Elizabeth.

Hey, Sean. Hey, Elizabeth.

Hey, Sean. Hey, Elizabeth.

Yeah, that's right. So to recap, the CFPB is an independent government agency and it oversees all aspects of consumer finance. That includes banks, lenders and other financial institutions. And it was created in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession. So in the 13 years since its founding, the Bureau has recouped $19.7 billion for consumers through enforcement actions.