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NYTimes: A Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives
June 30, 2011 – 12:39 pm

by Louise Story
December 11, 2010
“On the third Wednesday of every month, the nine members of an elite Wall Street society gather in Midtown Manhattan.
The men share a common goal: to protect the interests of big …

LA Times: Homeowners deserve more than halfhearted mortgage relief
June 30, 2011 – 8:31 am

Michael Hiltzik
June 28, 2011
“Almost anywhere you look, assessments of the state of the economic recovery are muddled — job growth is positive but fading, consumer spending ebbs and flows, corporate profits are surging but corporate …

NYTimes: In U.S. Monetary Policy, a Boon to Banks
June 30, 2011 – 8:22 am

June 29, 2011
By Jesse Eisinger, Propublica
“The most pronounced development in banking today is that executives have become bolder as their business has gotten worse.
The economy is clearly weaker than expected, and housing prices are …

Huffington Post: The Bankers Who Cried Wolf
June 22, 2011 – 10:46 am

Read today’s article from The Huffington Post about Wall Street opposition to financial reform here.

Consumer Federation of America Press Release: Don’t Handcuff the CFPB
May 4, 2011 – 9:31 am

View the press release in pdf form here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                              CONTACT:
May 4, 2011                                                                            Travis Plunkett, 202-939-1004
                                                                                                       Jack Gills, 202-737-0766
HOUSE MOVES TO HANDCUFF NEW CONSUMER FINANCIAL AGENCY
–Legislation Will Give Discredited Banking Regulators Vast Power to Block …

Members of Congress Urge AG’s to Consider AFR’s Concerns in Foreclosure Settlement Talks
May 3, 2011 – 10:15 am

 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
Members of Congress Urge Justice Department and State Attorneys General to Protect Victims of Improper Foreclosures
Members request assistance in shielding American consumers from mortgage servicers engaged …