Read a report here from the Political Economy Research Institute about speculation and rising gas prices.
How Wall Street Speculation is Driving Up Gasoline Prices Today
Robert Pollin and James Heintz
Political Economy Research Institute
University of Massachusetts, …

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Not Yet Open and Already Under Attack
Marlys Harris (MarketWatch)
June 25, 2011
―The other day, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that the Center for Responsible Lending had spent$96.000 on lobbying in the first quarter …

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Fraud Concerns Raised by Fed Proposal to Reduce Check Hold Times
Claude R. Marx (Credit Union Times)
June 15, 2011
“…The proposed rule, which increases next business day availability for certain funds and would reduce the time financial …

House committee votes to slash CFPB funding
Jon Prior (Housing Wire)
June 23, 2011
“Lisa Donner, executive director of the consumer group Americans for Financial Reform, said the bill undermines the independence of the CFPB. ‘They are trying …