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AFR Press Statement: President Obama’s Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray
January 4, 2012 – 11:02 am | Comments Off

Consumers won today when President Obama defied Wall Street interests to make a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Obama stood with consumers and families in making this crucial decision.

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This Week in Wall Street Reform
July 22, 2011 – 7:49 am

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AFR Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1315
July 21, 2011 – 6:32 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
July 21, 2011                                       
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org       
AFR Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1315

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and …

Dodd-Frank Can’t Be the End of the Story
July 21, 2011 – 2:53 pm

Dodd-Frank Can’t Be the End of the Story
New Deal2.0 (Roosevelt Institute)
July 21, 2011
―One year after the passage of Dodd-Frank, Roosevelt Institute Fellow Mike Konczal invited experts and those on the front lines to weigh in …

Consumer Bureau Finds Support on Its First Day
July 21, 2011 – 2:38 pm

Consumer Bureau Finds Support on Its First Day
Ben Protess (NYT/Dealbook)
July 21, 2011
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally opened for business on Thursday, much to the consternation of Congressional Republicans. But as conservative lawmakers step up …

Editorial – Consumer watchdog
July 21, 2011 – 2:25 pm

Editorial – Consumer watchdog
Toledo Blade editorial
July 21, 2011
―The choice of former Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could add some bite to President Obama’s promise to protect consumers against …

Dodd-Frank rules slowly kick into consumers’ lives
July 21, 2011 – 10:22 am

Dodd-Frank rules slowly kick into consumers’ lives
Dorothy Zhang (Medill News Service)
July 21, 2011
―The Dodd-Frank law is slowly kicking into U.S. consumers‘ lives, one year after the most sweeping U.S. financial regulation since the Great Depression …