The Seattle Times recently published this article about Senator Maria Cantwell’s work on behalf of consumers against the big banks. They say:
It’s not hard to find members of Congress channeling voter outrage by railing against greedy bankers, credit-card ripoffs and inflexible mortgage lenders.
But crusading against “dark market” derivatives trading? Agitating about the systemic hazards of mingling commercial and investment banking? Trash talking about the Obama administration’s finance team?
That would be Sen. Maria Cantwell.
Americans for Financial Reform is mentioned in this article in the section quoted here:
Heather Booth, executive director for Americans for Financial Reform, a national coalition of unions, consumer groups and others, is lobbying Congress to adopt several reforms the group believes would help avert another economic crisis. The goals include protecting consumers against predatory mortgages and other credit products, beefing up oversight of unregulated financial markets and minimizing the chances that problems at any one firm could jeopardize the entire market.
“What’s remarkable is that Sen. Cantwell has taken the lead on two of those issues,” Booth said.