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 (CFPB).

• Financial Fraud Law presented a brief overview of the letter and its purpose, followed by a copy of the letter itself.
• The Baltimore Sun reports on the support Elizabeth Warren is getting from the 141 U.S. professors and the competition she is facing for the CFPB director’s seat.
• Gary Weiss of Portfolio.com argues that Elizabeth Warren would only give banks “agita” and not the “heart attack they need,” but the 141 professors who sent a letter to Obama urging for Warren’s nomination disagree.
• Reuters and FOX Business report that, in addition to consumer groups and the 141 U.S. professors, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner also believes that Elizabeth Warren would be an “effective consumer agency head.” Take a look at ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos’s post regarding his interview with Tim Geithner, and voice your support for Elizabeth Warren in the comments.
• Zimbio and The Huffington Post released an article discussing the letter and the support for Elizabeth Warren from her academic colleagues.
• The Faculty Lounge put up this post about not only the letter from the 141 professors but also a letter from 162 law school graduates.
• The Payday Pundit recently blogged about the letter and the seemingly “relentless” efforts consumer groups are putting into the campaign for Elizabeth Warren.
• The letter started a discussion about financial reform on Democratic Underground.
• Investment Advisor featured the letter in an article about support for Professor Warren and the CFPB.
• The Economic Times published an article about Professor Warren’s hopeful nomination and included quotes from the letter along with opinions from Geithner and Gibbs.
• Politico quoted the letter in an article that asked “Is Warren More of a Moderate?” which discussed Warren’s depth of knowledge and value of independent analysis.
• Congress.org posted a letter from a constituent to Senator Schumer which referenced the letter from 141 professors.
• The National Law Journal remarked on Professor Warren’s endorsement by professors and former students.
• Wealth Manager quoted the letter and wrote about the implementation of the CFPB in a recent article.