The New York Times ran this excellent editorial on September 13, 2009. Here’s an excerpt explaining the need for a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA):
CONSUMER PROTECTIONThe financial crisis would have been less severe — …

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A National Consumer Law Center White Paper, September 2009
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Consumer protection in the financial world has been dramatically weakened in the last several years by preemption of state consumer …

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The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, on December 11, 2009.  Read AFR’s statement on its passage below.
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The Senate passed S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, on May 20, 2010.  Read AFR’s statement about its passage below.  Read all our posts about the battle in the Senate here.
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