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Why Auto Dealers Should Not Be Exempted From the CFPA
December 3, 2009 – 10:50 am
Why Auto Dealers Should Not Be Exempted From the CFPA

The National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) explains why auto dealers must be covered by the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA).
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While the vehicles themselves have never been better, predatory auto …

AFR Poses Questions for Fed Chief Ben Bernanke
December 2, 2009 – 11:38 am
AFR Poses Questions for Fed Chief Ben Bernanke

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LEADING FINANCIAL REFORM COALITION POSES QUESTIONS FOR FED CHIEF BERNANKE
Continued Bank Control of Regional Fed Banks Comes Under Fire
Will “Too Big to Fail” Taxpayer Bailouts of Reckless Big Banks …

New Jersey Consumers Take to the Streets to say “Enough is Enough!”
December 2, 2009 – 9:23 am
New Jersey Consumers Take to the Streets to say “Enough is Enough!”

They bring signs, banners, leaflets, and stories of foreclosures and unemployment.  Individually, they’re mothers, fathers, retirees, hard workers who are in between jobs.  Together, they’re a force to be reckoned with, as local AIG and …

It’s Not Such a Wonderful Life…
December 2, 2009 – 9:04 am
It’s Not Such a Wonderful Life…

BanksterUSA.org has made the clever video below using everyone’s favorite holiday movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to remind us of the woes facing many families this holiday season.
In the midst of so much foreclosure, debt, …