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Preemption and Regulatory Reform: Restore the States’ Traditional Role as “First Responder”
September 3, 2009 – 11:00 am

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A National Consumer Law Center White Paper, September 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Consumer protection in the financial world has been dramatically weakened in the last several years by preemption of state consumer …

The Testimony of Lauren Saunders before the House Financial Services Committee regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA)
July 17, 2009 – 12:05 pm

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Introduction:
This testimony describes why we recommend that consumer protection for financial products and services be consolidated within a new federal Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
A review of the history of consumer …