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Missouri Consumers Try Bank Tactic, Deliver Congressman Blunt a Check for His Support
February 19, 2010 – 4:49 pm
Missouri Consumers Try Bank Tactic, Deliver Congressman Blunt a Check for His Support

A group of concerned Southwestern Missouri residents were fed up with a lack of representation from their Congressman, Roy Blunt.  They decided to try the bank trick that has been getting industry leaders into the …

Heather Booth Defends Elizabeth Warren on New Deal 2.0 Blog
February 18, 2010 – 2:24 pm
Heather Booth Defends Elizabeth Warren on New Deal 2.0 Blog

“Don’t throw stones from a glass house – especially at an independent watchdog like Elizabeth Warren.”
That’s the latest from AFR’s Director, Heather Booth, who has a new post over at the New Deal 2.0 blog.  …

“Move Your Money” on NPR’s Morning Edition
February 17, 2010 – 4:52 pm
“Move Your Money” on NPR’s Morning Edition

The “Move Your Money” campaign got an extra boost this morning as it was mentioned on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Organizers of the campaign, which encourages consumers to move their money out of the big banks and …

Poll: Americans Support Financial Reform
February 17, 2010 – 4:52 pm

The Pew Research Center recently found that a majority of Americans supports government regulation of financial companies.  Read their fullresults here,  and here are excepts from the findings:
While the public is wary of too much …

New Study Shows Foreclosures Rattle the Bedrock of Latino Families
February 17, 2010 – 4:39 pm

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) partnered with the Center for Community Capital (CCC) at the University of North Carolina to produce their recent report titled The Foreclosure Generation: The Long-Term Impact of the …

Jonathan Mintz: The Top 10 Financial Products and Services that Must Be Regulated in 2010
February 17, 2010 – 3:20 pm
Jonathan Mintz: The Top 10 Financial Products and Services that Must Be Regulated in 2010

Jonathan Mintz, the Commissioner for the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, recently put out a list of the top 10 financial products and practices that he thinks should be covered in 2010.
This list …