More CFPB Materials

MATERIALS ON CFPB COMPLAINT SYSTEM

Lobbyist Pawlenty Runs Afoul of Banks in Consumer Bureau Battle (Carter Dougherty, Bloomberg, 9/15/14)
We Urge CFPB to Add Stories to Complaint Database (Ed Mierzwinski, US PIRG, 9/23/14)
Big Finance’s Ploy to Keep Consumers in the Dark (Jim Lardner, 9/7/14)
Wall Street Launches Pants-on-Fire Attack on CFPB (Ed Mierzwinski, US PIRG, 8/19/14)
Big Banks, Big Complaints: CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database Gets Real Results for Consumers (USPIRG, September 2013)

LETTERS AND STATEMENTS ON GENERAL CFPB ISSUES

Letter to House Defending CFPB and Opposing HR 3193 (AFR and 115 Organizations, Feb 26, 2014)
AFR Statement on House Approval of HR 3193 (Feb 28, 2014)
Letter to House Opposing Bills to Gut CFPB (AFR and 30 Member Organizations, Nov 19, 2013)
AFR Calls for Increased Consumer Protections in CFPB’s Trial Disclosures Proposal (AFR, Feb 26, 2013)

ARTICLES AND OPINION

Duffy Fights to Weaken CFPB’s Ability to Protect Consumers (Nino Amato and Bruce Speight, Chippewa Herald, 4/17/14)
10 Things Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Protection Agency Has Done for You (Erika Eichelberger, Mother Jones, 3/14/14)
We’ve Only Just Begun ─ Lessons From the CFPB’s First 35 Enforcement Cases (Jon Eisenberg, K&L Gates, Mar. 5, 2014)
What Did the CFPB Do For Me in 2013 (CardTrak, Feb 2014)
As the CFPB’s Database Grows, the Complaint Picture Gets Clearer (Rebecca Thiess, AFR Blog, Jan 16, 2014)
CFPB Gets Results for Consumers In December (Ed Mierzwinski, USPIRG, Dec 31, 2013)
CFPB Report Shows Credit CARD Act Works (Ed Mierzwinski, US PIRG, 10/11/13)
A Tool Consumers Need (Editorial, NY Times, Jan 29, 2013)
CFPB: Regulation Done Right (Michael Calhoun, The Hill, Jan 2, 2013)

CORDRAY CONFIRMATION

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

Fact Sheet: How the CFPB is Standing up for Servicemembers (September, 2014)
How the CFPB Is Working for You (one pager)
10 Ways that the CFPB is Working For You (longer version)
CFPB Enforcement Actions (AFR Table)
Sea Changes in Consumer Financial Protection: Stronger Bureau and Stronger Laws (Carl M. Williams, Wyoming Law Review, 2013)
Big Banks, Big Complaints: CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database Gets Real Results for Consumers (USPIRG, September 2013)
Senators Pledging to Block Wall Street Watchdog Have Received $143 Million in Financial Industry Cash (Public Campaign, Feb 5, 2013)
Hearing: “Credit Crunch: Is the CFPB Restricting Consumer Access to Credit?” (Center for Responsible Lending, July 2012)
The Financial Services Industry’s Misguided Quest to Undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Arthur Wilmarth, George Washington Univ., Jan 2012)