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Statement from Americans for Financial Reform on the President’s plan to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
June 29, 2009 – 12:13 pm

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June 29, 2009

Statement from Americans for Financial Reform on the President’s plan to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
“The Financial system has failed the American public. More than …

Washington Post: The Case for a Consumer Protection Agency
June 29, 2009 – 9:47 am

This guest post is from Ellen Harnick from the Center for Responsible Lending.
Over the past decade, federal bank regulators looked the other way as responsible loans were crowded out of the market by aggressively marketed …

“Making Financial Regulation Work: The Elephants of Banking”-The Washington Post
June 29, 2009 – 9:45 am

This is part of a series on The Hearing called “Making Financial Regulation Work.” The guest post is from Shawn Bayern, assistant professor of law at Florida State University, and Zephyr Teachout, associate professor of …

The Testimony of Ms. Kathleen E. Keest, Senior Policy Counsel, Center for Responsible Lending
June 25, 2009 – 2:13 pm

 

Testimony of Professor Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, Harvard University
June 25, 2009 – 11:25 am
RELEASE: Advocates Testify for Consumer Financial Product Reform (Testimony Included)
June 24, 2009 – 1:51 pm

Leading Organizations Part of the ‘Americans for Financial Reform’ Coalition Advocate for Consumer Financial Products Reform Before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Today