The passage and signing of the Wall Street Reform Bill are major steps in the right direction toward protecting consumers from the tricks and traps of Wall Street.  But  there is still much work to …

$1.4 MILLION…The amount that the finance industry is spending every day to influence Congress.
$600 MILLION…The amount that the six big banks and their trade associations have spent on lobbying, trade association activity, and political contributions since the …

Oppose the Brownback amendment to exempt auto dealers from the CFPB.
Data from several nationwide cases against the major auto lenders settled by the National Consumer Law Center and co-counsel from 2003 to 2007 showed widespread racial …

Car Dealers Are Lenders/Creditors When the Consumer Gets both the Car and the Financing from the Dealer
See this PDF for an example of a car loan.
For the millions of consumers who get both the vehicle …

Auto dealers are heading to Capitol Hill seeking a special carve-out from the “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010” (S. 3217), which aims to put an end to the reckless practices of Wall Street …