Category Archives: Financial Reform News

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GOP Appointees to Oversight Panel Praise Elizabeth Warren’s Work

The Washington Post reported that while not outright supporting Warren’s nomination, GOP appointees who have worked with Professor Elizabeth Warren on the Congressional Oversight Panel praise her work.  Click here to read the full article. The two Republican appointees to the Congressional Oversight Panel, the

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AFL-CIO President Supports Elizabeth Warren

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Elizabeth Warren to Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau July 20, 2010 AFL-CIO applauds the passage of the Wall Street Accountability Act and looks forward to the creation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – which has the

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News Journal Editorial: Finance Law Requires Tough Regulator at Top

The Delaware News Journal recently published an editorial about Elizabeth Warren’s potential CFPA nomination.  Click here to read the full letter. Warren is a Harvard law professor. She heads the TARP Congressional Oversight panel. She hasn’t been afraid to criticize Mr. Obama’s economic policies, tangle

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Conservative Eminence Charles Fried Supports Elizabeth Warren

The New Republic reports that Charles Fried supports Elizabeth Warren to lead the CFPB.  They say: One of the supposed knocks against Elizabeth Warren is that she’s an ideological crusader bent on destroying capitalism as we know it. If she were to lead the new

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Financial Reform Timeline

AFR Timeline June 2009 Administration releases White Paper on Financial Reform July 2009 First AFR Meeting July 28, 2009 House Financial Services Committee passes Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act (HR. 3269) 40-28 July 31, 2009 House passes Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness

Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The passage and signing of the Wall Street Reform Bill are major steps in the right direction toward protecting consumers from the tricks and traps of Wall Street.  But  there is still much work to be done, including making sure the right people are  responsible