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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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Communities Creating Opportunities Celebrates in Kansas City
August 6, 2010 – 11:01 am

The following article was published in Dos Mundos, a Kansas City news service, and covered CCO’s celebrating following the financial reform bill signing.  Click here to read the full article in English and Spanish, and …

Letter from Professors Earns Widespread Media Attention
August 3, 2010 – 1:54 pm

Click the links below to check out the news coverage about the letter 141 U.S. professors sent to President Obama urging him to appoint Elizabeth Warren as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …

Professors Support Elizabeth Warren
August 3, 2010 – 12:15 pm

141 U.S. PROFESSORS URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO APPOINT ELIZABETH WARREN DIRECTOR OF THE NEW BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 3, 2010 – A total of 141 of America’s leading law …

Las Vegas Sun: New Consumer Protection Agency Needs a Tough-as-Nails Leader
August 3, 2010 – 11:18 am

The Las Vegas Sun spoke highly of Elizabeth Warren in a recent editorial.  Click here to read the full article.
It is no wonder that Warren has been tough on banks while on the oversight …

Post Passage Lobbying Statistics
August 2, 2010 – 1:38 pm

The Financial Reform and Consumer Protection bill has been signed into law, but that doesn’t mean that the big banks are slowing down their fight to prevent reforms.  Check out the latest lobbying numbers and …

NewsOK: An Okie in Washington Riles Wall Street
August 2, 2010 – 10:32 am

NewsOK recently published an article about Elizabeth Warren, an Oklahoman making a stir from Washington DC to Wall Street.  Click here to read the full article.
Her goal, she said, is what it has been throughout …