This information is courtesy of AFR member the National Consumer Law Center: In the debate over the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), some have argued that an independent CFPA might issue rules that jeopardize bank safety and soundness. However, as with other agencies whose actions to protect public safety can have an impact on important
Ann Brown, former Chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, recently submitted this Op-Ed to The Hill in support of a CFPA. She says: As former chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, I know a product when I see one. Mortgages or credit cards may not take up counter space or fit
Deborah Jackson, is one member of a group of businesswomen who went to Congress this week to speak on behalf of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Watch Deborah’s interview below and learn more about the group here:
CONSUMERS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: NCLR Delivers Petition Calling for a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency Washington, DC—Fed-up consumers from throughout the nation got their message to Congress today when NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, delivered a petition to Senator Christopher Dodd (D–CT),
Posted below are Senator Shelby’s original amendments to the Senate Financial Reform Legislation. Shelby 126 Shelby 144 Shelby 145 Shelby 178 Shelby 182 Shelby 193 Shelby 234
Want to know more about how we can fix our broken economy? Hear what the experts have to say about this issue and help us get one step closer to finding a solution. This Wednesday, March 3rd from 8:00 am – 11:00 am at the Time Warner Center in New York, the Roosevelt Institute will