President Trump illegally fired two Board members at the National Credit Union Administration yesterday, in yet another effort to incapacitate the agencies responsible for protecting everyday consumers and safeguarding the financial system.
This Tax Day, Community Catalyst and advocates across the country are sounding the alarm on a tax system that prioritizes profit over people—and demanding change. While teachers, EMTs, and nurses pay their fair share, corporations and the wealthiest people in America are handed tax breaks.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2025 CONTACT: Patrick Davis, pdavis@citizen.orgJarice Thompson, jarice@ourfinancialsecurity.org New Guide Aims to Protect Communities Reeling from Climate Disasters A new resource for policymakers seeks to offer guidance as climate disasters are creating compounding crises for homeowners, renters, and insurance policyholders WASHINGTON — As communities across the country face increasingly severe and
The Senate approved the nomination of Paul Atkins to serve as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a partisan vote putting a deeply flawed nominee in office at a time of great market turmoil that could threaten investors, retirees and pensions, equity markets, and the broader economy.
The House majority today chose to give Wall Street banks free reign to charge outrageous overdraft junk fees and to abandon oversight of payment apps run by Big Tech and Elon Musk. Along partisan lines, the House voted to roll back two popular safeguards created by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Already passed by the Senate, the measures now go to President Trump to be signed into law.
Today, American Economic Liberties Project, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, and Public Citizen sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) urging them to block the proposed Capital One-Discover merger under federal antitrust and banking statutes.