Category Archives: Financial Reform News
The Testimony of Lauren Saunders before the House Financial Services Committee regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA)
Download this testimony as a PDF. 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 protection by the Federal Reserve and the
Statement from Americans for Financial Reform on the President’s plan to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
www.ourfinancialsecurity.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Donner, 202-588-7772 June 29, 2009 Statement from Americans for Financial Reform on the President’s plan to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency “The Financial system has failed the American public. More than $13 trillion of household wealth has been