George Soros has made billions of dollars predicting the ups and downs of global financial markets.  In this discussion with NPR’s Steve Inskeep he strongly endorses the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA).
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This article from Zach Carter with SNL Financial outlines the problems with the current regulation, and lack thereof, of Refund Anticipation Loans.
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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …