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AP: FDIC Chairman Pitching for Consumer Financial Protection Agency
March 3, 2010 – 10:40 am

The Associated Press has this report about Chairman Sheila Bair’s support for a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  Here is an excerpt:
WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. pitched again Monday for …

Huffington Post: The Real Price of Proprietary Trading
February 24, 2010 – 4:49 pm

James Crotty, Gerald Epstein, and Iren Levina have co-authored an article regarding financial reform, the “Volcker Rule,” and the real cost of propriety trading.  Here is the introduction to the article:
President Obama’s endorsement of the …

Providence Journal Editorial Endorses Volcker Rule
February 23, 2010 – 4:22 pm

Rhode Island’s Providence Journal just released this Editorial supporting “the Volker Rule.”  It says:
Wall Street should not again earn fortunes through reckless investing while loading the risks onto taxpayers. It’s time for new rules for …

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 …

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 full results here,  and here are excepts from the findings:
While the public is wary of too …

Senator Bennet: Good News on Credit Card Interest Rates But More Work Remains
February 17, 2010 – 2:47 pm
Senator Bennet: Good News on Credit Card Interest Rates But More Work Remains

Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) recently wrote an Op-Ed for the Denver Post about changes in credit card terms and the need for more financial regulation to effectively protect consumers.  He talks about the improvements that …