FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 17, 2010 Statement of CFA Legislative Director Travis Plunkett in Response to the Announcements by the Administration Regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Administration today will make two key announcements regarding the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The President will announce later today that Professor Elizabeth Warren
The Center for Responsible Lending has produced a comprehensive bill summary of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which focuses on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Click here for a pdf version of the document.
There is speculation that President Obama may soon appoint Professor Elizabeth Warren as CFPB Director, bypassing the Senate and their confirmation process. This possibility has been covered by major news sources around the country, as you can see below. American Banker – White House Considers Naming Warren ‘Interim’ CFPB Head NY Times – Consumer Candidate
Simon Johnson writes on The Baseline Scenario about the possibility of President Obama immediately appointing Elizabeth Warren to run the CFPB, and her qualifications for this position. He says: Elizabeth Warren’s credentials are impeccable – she came up with the original idea for the CFPB, she pushed effectively for it to become legislation, and she
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September 3, 2010 Hon. Gary Gensler, Chairman Hon. Sheila Bair, Chairman Hon. Ben Bernanke, Chairman Hon. John Walsh, Acting Comptroller Hon. Mary Schapiro, Chairman Hon. Timothy Geithner, Secretary Re: Transparency in the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Dear Sir/Madam: Americans for Financial Reform and the undersigned groups thank each