In the News

Crypto ATMs are popping up throughout California
09/02/22, KTLA
Also appeared in: WKRG News 5, NewsNation, Nexstar Media Wire

Hufcor stands as a perfect metaphor for this especially rapacious form of corporate power.
09/02/22, LA Progressive

Ford ILC application gets pushback from ICBA, consumer groups
08/30/22, Banking Dive

Greenwashing And ESG: What You Need To Know
08/25/22, Forbes Magazine

Advocacy Groups Urge SEC to Prevent Greenwashing of Investment Funds
08/25/22, Who What Why

Consumer groups urge FDIC to reject Ford’s ILC application
08/25/22, American Banker

Consumer advocates urge regulators to block TD Bank’s First Horizon deal.
08/24/22, Dealbook – The New York Times

Murray, Menendez, Kaine, Gillibrand, Sarbanes, Courtney, Hayes, Manning Lead 100+ Colleagues in Calling on Biden Admin to Extend PSLF Waiver Deadline
08/23/22, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Also Appeared in: Senator Ron Wyden

US trustbusters: why Joe Biden is taking on private equity
08/22/22, Financial Times
Also Appeared in: Algulf, BusinessLend

Community groups skeptical of TD Bank-First Horizon merger
08/18/22, American Banker

ESG fund disclosures should be streamlined, investor and advocacy groups tell SEC
08/18/22, Roll Call
Also Appeared in: VN Explorer

Will your credit card late fees go down despite inflation?
08/17/22, Bankrate

Advocates push legislature to counter rising medical debt
08/17/22, Inside Indiana Business
Also Appeared in: Saboodle

DeJoy’s Continued Job Security Depends on Biden’s Next Move
08/17/22, The American Prospect

Inflation Reduction Act To Tax Stock Buybacks
08/17/22, Wort Radio

Payment rails? More like political third rails
08/16/22, Politico
Also Appeared in: News 24 Feed

Will ‘buy now, pay later’ put a generation of young Americans in a debt trap?
08/166/22, Deutsche Welle
Also Appeared in: News Click, DNYUZ, Time of News

Crypto skeptics have been debating online for years. Now they’re organizing.
08/15/22, NBC News
Also Appeared in: Yahoo Finance, My College Wishlist

Congress Takes Historic Step to Tax Stuckbuybacks
08/11/22, Inequality.org
Also Appeared in: LAP Progressive, Common Dreams

A shake-up could be coming for banks working with crypto
08/11/22, Protocol

Is a payment plan for that new jacket a good idea?
08/11/22, Vox
Also Appeared in: US Market Today, Cantabria, Globe Echo World News, JNews

What Michael Barr’s senior advisor pick says about Fed politics
08/10/22, American Banker

SEIA and environmental groups comment on proposed changes to Community Reinvestment Act
08/08/22, PV Magazine

Kyrsten Sinema is significant beneficiary of private equity lobbying machine
08/07/22, Financial Times

Progressive groups take aim at Sinema over decision to remove carried interest tax loophole from Manchin bill
08/06/22, Fox News
Also Appeared in: The Times Update, Tanmoyworld, Google News, Six News, Yahoo Finance

The three words driving the crypto policy debate
08/05/22, The Protocol

Jobs day: No shocks, please
08/05/22, The Politico

Private Equity Doesn’t Want You to Read This
08/04/22, The New York Times

Democrats want to close a “stain” of a tax break. Some say it’s not enough.
08/04/22, CBS News

Senator Markey Leads Climate Change Task Force in Calling on SEC to Ensure Financial Risk Disclosures Cover Impact of Climate
08/02/22, Senator Ed Markey
Also Appeared in: Framingham SOURCE

How the Fed’s inflation battle is already slamming the economy
07/27/22, Politico
Also Appeared in: Yahoo Finance

Report: Wealthiest Americans Pumped Millions into 2022 Midterm Campaigns
07/22/22, Public News Service

USPS will make 40% of its new trucks electric, up from 10%
07/20/22, The Washington Post

Senators Klobuchar, Smith Introduce Legislation to Simply Tax Filing Process
07/18/22, Senator Tina Smith

Sherman & Porter Lead 48 Colleagues in Introducing the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022
07/13/22, Congressman Brad Sherman

Crypto’s getting litigious in the absence of regulations
07/12/22, Protocol

Chamber of Commerce Launches Campaign Against CFPB’s Chopra
07/01/2022, CUCollaborate

Nursing Home Staffing Shortages: What to Know Before Putting a Family Member in a Facility
06/29/22, Healthline

Bitcoin Fever Cools Down
06/26/22, Journal Time

The Ferocious, Well-Heeled Battle Against the SEC’s New Rules on Hedge Fund Activism
06/21/22, Institutional Investor

Crypto-linked super PACs boost spending on primary races
06/21/22, Roll Call

After Crypto Money Piled into Campaign Coffers of Senators Lummis and Gillibrand, They Introduced a Sweetheart Legislative Bill for Crypto
06/20/22, Wall Street On Parade

Crypto investors’ hot streak ends as harsh ‘winter’ descends
06/20/22, The Associated Press
Also Appeared in: The Washington Post, FBC News, ABC6 News, New Canaan Advertiser, Borneo Bulletin

Cryptocurrency Price Check: Bitcoin Down as Investors Remain Edgy
06/20/22, The Street

Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Outlook
06/19/22, Yahoo Finance

Beware: Car Repair Chains Baiting Customers With Terrifying Interest Rates on Sketchy Repair Loans
06/19/22, Motor Biscuit

Senate Feminist Spends Last Days of ‘Roe’ Shilling for Crypto Bros
06/15/22, The American Prospect

Democrats Eye Wall Street Rule to Fight Inflation
06/14/22, TYT
Also Appeared in: Salon

Car Repair Chains May Be Baiting Consumers Into 189-Percent-Interest Loans – The Drive
06/14/22, The Drive

CFPB wants public input on big bank obstacle course to get customer service
06/14/22, U.S. PIRG

Consumer groups urge shops not to partner with ‘predatory’ lender EasyPay
06/14/22, Repair Driven News

US unions accuse hedge funds of claiming ‘false’ alliance in battle against SEC rules
06/12/22, Financial Times

Bank of Utah flagged by issuing 189% interest loan through auto repair shops
06/11/22, ABC4
Also appeared in: Illinois News Live, News headlines, Portland Newspaper, msn, WGN9

Crypto’s growth spawns a Washington debate: Who should regulate it?
06/08/22, Marketplace

When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord
06/07/22, Elk Grove News

What’s in the bipartisan Senate bill on crypto?
06/07/22, The Financial Revolutionist

Crypto Daze
06/08/22, Politico’s Morning Money

Senators To Propose Industry-Friendly Cryptocurrency Bill
06/07/22, The Wall Street Journal
Also Appeared in: Vigour Times, Report Door, Business Shala, KQ Education Group, Latest News, World News, URE Comm,

Consumer advocates in Washington reject bill that would regulate crypto industry
06/07/22, Fortune

Pro-cryptocurrency regulatory bill introduced by Sens. Gillibrand, Lummis
06/07/22, The New York Post

Crypto Bill Condemned by Consumer Advocates in Washington
06/06/22, CoinDesk
Also Appeared in: Daily Magazine

Despite Years of Payments, Black Student Loan Balances Go Up, Not Down
06/02/22, The Washington Informer
Also Appeared in: KD Education Group, Hayti, The Carolina Peacemaker, The Times Weekly, The Dallas Examiner, The Philadelphia Tribune

SEC Announces Eight New Investor Advisory Committee Members
06/01/22, Street Insider

Report: High Interest Auto Repair Loans Harm Military Families
06/01/22, News Break

Crypto Has a New Foe in Washington: Techies
06/01/22, Market Watch
Also Appeared in: Barrons

Costly auto repairs driving consumers into a financial ditch: Research documents new, growing form of predatory lending
05/28/22, The Dallas Examiner

SEC Proposes Two Rules to Improve “ESG” Transparency and Standarrization
05/26/22, Value Walk

Consumer want financial companies to stop charging billions in junk fees
05/25/22, NJ Today

Dear MacKenzie and Dan: Advice for America’s Biggest Donors
05/25/22, Inside Philanthropy

Costly auto repairs driving consumers into a financial ditch
05/23/22, The Louisiana Weekly

Who gets to own a bank?
05/20/22, Crain’s Chicago Business

Costly Auto Repairs Driving Consumers Into a Financial Ditch
05/19/22, The Skanner

National Consumer Law Center: National Auto Repair Chains Must Stop Offering Predatory Loans Through EasyPay Finance and TAB Bank
9/22, Advisor News

Private Equity’s power plants more Co2 than Argentina
05/19/22, E&E News

Regulator’s move is intended to improve transparency around environmental impacts of listed companies
05/03/22, Banking Exchange

Barr, Biden’s pick for Fed regulatory role, will be questioned by the Senate
05/19/22, Reuters
Also Appeared in: The Bharat Express News, Financial Post, KFGO, The Singapore Time, WNCY, International Business Times, Financial Assets, Kitco

The Deep Roots of the Racial Wealth Gap—and How We Undo It
05/16/22, Yes Magazine
Also Appeared in: Resilience

Consumer groups urge feds to crack down on ‘junk fees’
05/04/22, Consumer Affairs

Consumer Groups Urge Action on “Junk Fees”
05/02/22, Newsbreak

ETA’s Talbott addresses digital wallet hearing on Capitol Hill
04/30/22, Green Sheet

Americans for Financial Reform: Survey Reveals Retail Investors Want SEC to Require Climate Disclosure
04/30/22, Targeted News

New Polling on Sec’s Climate Disclosure Plan
04/29/22, Politico

Coalition asks FTC to protect consumers from unfair auto sales schemes
04/29/22, U.S Pirg

Survey Reveals Retail Investors Want SEC to Require Climate Disclosure
04/29/22, Public Citizen

“The Name’s Bond:” Remarks At City Week
04/26/22, Public Now

CEO-Bonus Scrutiny Grows as Millions Paid Out Even in Down Years
04/25/22, Bloomberg
Also Appeared in: Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg Tax, Bloomberg Quint, Account Today, Honest Columnist, Reporter Wings

Regulators May Be Missing the Weakest Link in Crypto
04/25/22, Liquidity Provider

Long-Awaited Crypto Rules May Be Ignoring the Most Dangerous Stablecoins
04/25/22, Barrons
Also Appeared in: Market Watch, Business Shala, Aliens

Activists vs the SEC
04/21/22, Financial Times
Also Appeared in: Reporter Wings, Biz News Post, UK Today News, Honest Columnist, Business Fast, World News Era

NASAA Annual Public Policy Symposium to Focus on Investor Protection in a Digital Age
04/20/22, NASAA

Banks that have cut or eliminated overdraft fees
04/20/22, Bankrate

Why Does JP Morgan Chase, Largest U.S. Bank, Send Campaign Checks To Democrats Kyrsten Sinema And Hakeem Jeffries?
04/19/22, The Moguldom Nation

Public Citizen: California Climate Insurance Disclosure Bill Stalls
04/19/22, Insurance Newsnet

Financial Policy Stymied as Biden Faces Confirmation Struggles
04/09/22, The Wall Street Journal

Biden and Trump Both Trashed Private Equity’s Favorite Tax Dodge. Surprise! It’s Still Here.
05/09/22, Mother Jones

Financial trades ask Congress to tighten industrial loan company rules
04/08/22, CU Insight
Also Appeared In: Public, OSPIRG, ICBA, CU Today

Banks, Credit Unions and Consumer Groups Call for Passage of Bipartisan Solution to Close ILC Loophole
04/05/22, Bank Policy Institute

What is Climate Finance?
04/14/22, Greenlining

Rep. Jamaal Bowman Introduces Bill To Make Billionaires Pay Fair Share
04/14/22, Jamaal Bowman
Also Appeared in: Common Dreams

Taxing Carried Interest As Ordinary Income: The Idea That Never Dies, But Never Becomes Law Either
04/13/22, Bisnow

Financial Policy Stymied as Biden Faces Confirmation Struggles
04/09/22, The Wall Street Journal

Financial trades ask Congress to tighten industrial loan company rules
04/08/22, CUInsight

White House, Reed, Warren, Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to shield Americans from sky-high credit card rates
04/08/22, Sheldon Whitehouse
Also Appeared in: Public Now

Banks, credit unions urge Congress to close the industrial loan company loophole
04/07/22, Financial Regulation News

Banks change their tack in navigating the culture war
04/05/22, American Banker

Banks, Credit Unions and Consumer Groups Call for Passage of Bipartisan Solution to Close ILC Loophole
04/05/22, ICBA
Also Appeared in: OSPIRG, CU Today

Consumer Groups Join with Banks to Call for Regulation of Fintech Lenders
04/05/22, Newsbreak

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Maloney Continues the Fight to End Predatory Overdrafts Fees
04/02/22, Foreign Affairs

A contentious union drive at private equity-owned Sabre Industries in Sioux City
04/02/22, The Real News Network

Bill seeks to put cap on overdraft fees
04/01/22, CBS17
Also Appeared in: Tristate, Fox4, Newsbreak, Fox8

House panel’s overdraft hearing shows partisan divide
04/01/22, Banking Dive

Bankruptcy Trustee Wants Art Van Furniture Heirs to Repay Million
04/01/22, Wealth Advisor

Rep. Lynch introduces bill to develop electronic version of U.S. dollar
03/31/22, Financial Regulation News

What Progressives Won in the Fight to Save the US Postal Service
03/31/22, The Washington Monthly

MIL-OSI USA: Pressley, Lynch, Colleagues Announce Legislation to Develop Electronic Version of U.S. Dollar
03/31/22, ForeignAffairs

Trump’s Favorite Postmaster Is Surviving Biden—and Maybe Even Saving the USPS
03/31/22, Bloomberg Businessweek

ECASH: U.S. Politicians Propose Bill for a Non-Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar-crypto news
03/29/22, Crypto News
Also Appeared in: American Crypto Association

Bottom line
03/29/22, The Hil
Also Appeared in: MSN, Pedfire

House Committee Chair Proposes Privacy-Preserving Digital Currency
03/29/22, Be in Crypto

The SEC’s Proposed Climate Rules Highlight the Scope 3 Emissions Debate
03/24/22, Green Queen

New SEC climate rule leaves progressives wanting more
03/23/22, The Hill
Also appeared in: USA Breaking News, MSN, From Press

SEC Proposes New Climate Change Disclosures for Companies
03/23/22, Smithsonian Magazine

Senate Banking Committee Issues Testimony From Public Citizen Counsel Gregg
03/23/22, Advisor News

Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034, report says
03/22/22, The Washington Post

SEC sparks fight over plan to publicize climate pollution
03/22/22, E&E News
Also appeared in, Scientific American, News From The People To The People,
News World Era, Report Wire, Head Topics, Politico Pro

U.S. Regulator to Require Climate Risk Disclosure from All Publicly-Traded Companies
03/23/22, The Energy Mix

SEC climate disclosure rule met with cautious welcome
03/22/22, Green Central Bank

Two ways the SEC’s climate proposal could impact private markets
03/22/22, Private Equity

Rep. Khanna, Senator Warren Introduce Bill to Prevent Corporations From Profiting Off Water Rights
03/22/22, Food & Water Watch

Congress Questions $696 Billion in Paycheck Protection Program Loans Forgiven by the Small Business Administration Ahead of House Oversight Hearing
03/22/22, Business Wire
Also appeared in: Insider Tracking

Bankruptcy trustee wants Art Van Furniture heirs to repay millions
03/22/22, Detroit Free Press

UNITE HERE Local 11: Congress Questions $696 Billion in Paycheck Protection Program Loans Forgiven by the Small Business Administration Ahead of House Oversight Hearing
03/22/22, Business Wirer
Also appeared in: The Associated Press, Metro Latino USA, News Press Now, News Channel Nebraska, Fat Pitch Financial, The Facts, Wakponeta Daily News, Finance Livemore, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Citizen Tribune, BENZINGA, Street Insider, Fox 28, Spoke, The Register-Herald, The Manchester Time, Starkville Daily News, Markets Chronicle Journal, Market Financial Content, The Kane Republican, Morning Star, The Rigway Record, Poteau Daily News, The One Observer News Entreprise, HTV10, The Newport Daily Express

Welcoming the Future of Water Act on World Water Day
03/22/22, IATP

Release: Rep. Ro Khanna and Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduce Bill to prevent large corporations from profiting off water and water rights.
03/22/22, Public Now
Also appeared in: Sierra Sun Times

The SEC proposed a landmark climate disclosure rule. Here’s what to know.
03/21/22, The Washington Post

Did charter schools game the system? Many cashed in on forgiven PPP loans they didn’t actually need
03/20/22, USA TODAY
Also appeared in: News Break, MSN Money, Business Telegraph, Farmers Advance

How Obama Protected White-collar criminals and Tainted the Justice System in The 2008 Recession
03/16/22, The Progressive Investor
Also appeared in: Blogarama

The Emperor puts his foot down
03/14/22, Digby

Building Power with Popular Education
03/04/22, The Forge

Brown Introduces Bill to Protect Consumers By Banning Forced Arbitration
03/07/22, US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Also appeared in: Public Now, Foreign Affairs, Financial Regulation News

Why it costs money to get your own money
03/10/22, Vox
Also appeared in: The World News, Across The Fader, DNYUZ

The Real Reason Republicans Are Blocking Biden’s Fed Nominees
03/03/2022, The American Prospect

The SEC comes for private funds
03/03/22, Financial Times
Also appeared in: UK Today News, Biz News Post, Honest Columnist, Henry Tapper

CFPB focuses on consumer pain points
03/02/22, OSPIRG

How Fossil-Fuel Companies Are Stonewalling Sarah Bloom Raskin’s Nomination to the Fed
03/02/22, The New Yorker

Unimpressed with post office banking trial, backers eye new initiative
03/01/22, Roll Call
Also appeared in: Union-Bulletin, Popular Resistance

White House Releases Sweeping Nursing Home Reform Proposals, Takes Aim at Private Equity Ownership
02/28/22, Skilled Nursing News

Roosevelt Institute Welcomes Dr. Saule Omarova as Senior Fellow
02/24/22, Roosevelt Institute

On Presidents’ Day, make a plan to stand up for democracy
02/21/22, The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide
Also appeared in: Blogarama

Top environmental groups call on Biden to protect mature trees and forests on federal lands from logging
02/16/22, Biz News Post

Top environmental groups call on Biden to protect mature trees and forests on federal lands from logging
02/15/22, The Washington Post
Also appeared in: Biz News Post

What Happened, Ms. Yellen?
02/15/22, The American Prospect

The Role Student Debt Plays in the Racial Wealth Gap
02/15/22, Shelter Force

Green Groups Want Offsets Disclosed as Part of SEC’s Climate Rule
02/14/22, Bloomberg

Dark money comes into the light
02/14/22, Financial Times
Also appeared in: OLT News, Today UK News

Green Groups Want Offsets Disclosed as Part of SEC’s Climate Rule
02/14/22, Bloomberg Law
Also appeared in: Wealth Management Online, BNN Bloomberg

Energy Briefing: Democrats Want Updated Water Project Guideline
02/14/22, Bloomberg Government

Predatory loans for puppies must be stopped, say consumer and animal welfare advocates
02/14/22, U.S. PIRG

National Community Reinvestment Coalition: Dozens of Community Groups Call on Regulators to Reject Blockchain Startup Figure’s Bank Charter Application
02/11/22, Advisor News

SEC proposes basic rules for private equity, hedge funds
02/10/22, The Washington Post
Also appeared in: North Bay Business Journal

SEC Adopts New Disclosure Rules For Private Equity Shops And Hedge Funds
02/10/22, ZeroHedge

AFT President Weingarten Issues Statement Backing New SEC Rules On Private Equity
02/10/22, American Federation of Teachers
Also appeared in: Publicnow

SEC Proposes Broad Disclosure Rules for Private Investment Funds
02/09/22, The Wall Street Journal

SEC seeks to bolster disclosure rules for private equity and hedge funds
02/09/22, Financial Times
Also appeared in: Before It’s News

SEC seeks to bolster disclosure rules for private equity and hedge funds
02/09/22, Biz News Post

New regulations proposed for U.S. private fund advisers
02/09/22, Investment Executive

House Republicans and Democrats agree on $57 billion USPS overhaul
02/08/2022, The Washington Post

U.S crypto lobby expenditure more than doubled in 2021: Here are the biggest spenders
02/08/22, Cointelegraph
Also appeared in: Fish Tech News, Head Topics

When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord
02/07/22, ProPublica
Also appeared in: Crooks and Liars, Tucson Sentinel, National Cyber Security News, Route Fifty

Four Utah banks targeted for laundering predatory loans of up to 225% APR
02/04/22, ABC4

MIL-OSI USA: Two Sherman Provisions Pass House — Will Provide Transparency When Chinese Companies Sell Stock to U.S. Investors
02/04/22, Foreign Affairs

Raskin takes one for the team
02/04/22, Politico

Biden Forfeits ‘Ability To Scapegoat Powell’ With Fed Pick, Liberals Say
02/04/22, Insurance News

“Advocates urge FDIC to crack down on ‘rent-a-bank’ schemes”
02/04/22, Politico

At Start of Black History Month, Over 350 Groups Urge US House Leadership To Back H.R. 40
02/04/22, Human Rights Watch

Private Equity Takeover Could Hurt Kohl’s and Its Employees
02/01/22, Up North News

The Fed’s Climate Awakening
01/31/22, Project Syndicate

Why U.S. Chamber of Commerce is concerned about Biden’s banking nominees
01/30/22, American Banker
Also appeared in: Bloomberg Quint

Crypto Critic Joins CFPB
01/27/22, PYMNTS

U.S. senior citizens protected from financial fraud under Scott bill
01/25/22, The Ripon Advance

Progressive Groups Call for Restoring Risk Watchdog’s Powers
1/25/22, Bloomberg News

Nicklaus: Banks reduce overdraft fees as regulatory threat looms
01/24/22, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New Bill Would Fund States’ Efforts to Protect Older Investors
01/21/22, Think Advisor

Bank of America slashes fees for overdrawn accounts
01/11/22, The Washington Post

Wall Street Braces for More Rules With Trump-Era FDIC Chief Gone
1/04/22, Bloomberg News
Also apeared in: BNN Bloomberg, Bloomberg Quint, Crain’s Cleveland Business

Those Electrifying Speculators
12/22/21, The American Prospect

More Than 100 Groups Call on CFTC To Shut Down Dangerous ‘Water Futures’ Market
12/20/21, Common Dreams
Also appeared in: Daily Kos

Hit Pause on All Bank Mergers
12/15/21, Politico’s Morning Money

The F.D.I.C. holds a public board meeting amid internal unrest.
12/14/21, The New York Times
Also appeared in: World Nation News, Techilive, and Lightly News

Support builds for reversing Trump’s limits on ESG investing
12/13/21, E&E News
Also appeared in: Common Dreams

Payday Lenders Hit With Racketeering Suit In Ill.
12/12/21, Law 360
Also appeared in: Original Newsbreak

Janet Yellen Walks Political Tightrope to Deliver on Biden’s Climate Promises
12/12/21, Wall Street Journal

Crypto CEOs to Congress: We want regulation our way
12/09/21, Politico’s Morning Money

Biden’s OCC Nominee Withdraws
12/08/21, Politico’s Morning Money

Watchdogs Urge DOJ to Investigate Legality of Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Venture
12/07/21, Truthout

Cancel Student Debt Now
12/07/2021, A Union of Professionals
Also appeared in: Public.

Debt collectors can now slide into your DMs as Trump social media rule takes effect
12/3/21, Daily Kos
Also appeared in: World Newsology

Could the biggest SPAC deal on record reignite the Wall Street fad?
12/2/21, CNN
Also appeared in: WGTA, 92Q Nashville, Gulf104, ABC 17 News, Star 98.9, KVOR, Newstalk WFTW, WICC, KFRU Newstalk, and more.

Capital One to end overdraft penalties as CFPB takes aim at ‘exploitative junk fees’
12/1/21, The Washington Post

Letter from area leaders demands Giti Tire in Chester County, SC discuss work conditions
11/26/21, The State

AFR Questions Private Equity Report
11/23/21, Politico

$200 Million Whistleblower Reward Sparks Nationwide Debate
11/23/21, JDSUPRA

Biden forfeits ‘ability to scapegoat Powell’ with Fed pick, liberals say
11/23/21, The Gazette
Also appeared in: The Washington Examiner, PressFrom, and The Daily Advent

Biden opts for stability with Powell as Fed pick, but progressives aren’t happy
11/22/21, Fortune
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance

Elizabeth Warren says she will oppose Jerome Powell’s nomination, even as top Democrats express support.
11/22/21, The New York Times

Fed’s Bank-Watchdog Vacancy Spurs Louder Progressive Cries
11/22/21, Bloomberg News
Also appeared in: Bloomberg Quint, MSN, BNN Bloomberg, and Simple Money Goals

U.S. progressives frustrated by White House delay on Fed regulation chief
11/22/21, Reuters
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance, Yahoo News, MSN, FX Empire, Metro, The Gazette, SaltWire, MarketScreener, MyNews, and more

Biden renames Powell to lead Fed, risking the left’s wrath
11/22/21, Politico

Two Dems Could Sabotage Bank Regulator Who Opposed Their Deregulatory Agenda
11/22/21, The American Prospect

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund Issues Public Comment on Treasury Notice
11/20/21, Insurance News Net

The Crypto Industry’s Solution for Regulation: We’ll Handle It
11/19/21, Bloomberg News

Who’s Afraid of Saule Omarova? How a Joe Biden nominee became the target of a ludicrous red-baiting campaign.
11/17/21, New York Magazine – Intelligencer

Biden Administration Is Playing With Fire by Failing to Regulate Cryptocurrency
11/16/21, Truthout

With tighter rules, private equity can help, not hurt, workers and communities
11/14/21, Chicago Sun-Times
Also appeared in: Times News Express

Biden faces new pressure from climate groups after Powell pick
11/11/21, The Hill
Also appeared in: PressFrom, MSN, Daily Magazine

Some progressive groups aren’t happy with Janet Yellen
11/11/21, The Washington Post

Bank Merger Review Modernization Act
11/11/21, Investopedia

Inside the brewing fight over the SEC’s ESG enforcement
11/10/21, Fast Company
Also appeared in: Business Breaking News, Capital & Main

Markey-Merkley Bill Would Stop Big Banks From ‘Throwing Money at Dirty Fossil Fuel Projects’
11/5/21, Common Dreams
Also appeared in: Pedfire

The Fed: nothing between the lines
11/4/21, Financial Times

Morning Money
11/2/21, Politico

SEC Gets Path to Rein In Stablecoins as U.S. Weighs New Rules
10/26/21, Bloomberg
Also appeared in: Gulf Times, Pensions & Investments

Private equity, hedge funds accounted for over $625 million in political spending during 2020 campaign, study says
10/25/21, CNBC
Also appeared in: NBC Philadephia, NBC LA, NBC NY, NBC San Diego, NBC Miami, MSN Money, Insider Voice

Buyout Firms Set Record for Loading Companies With Debt to Pay Themselves
10/25/21, The Wall Street Journal

What FSOC’s climate risk report means for banks
10/24/21, American Banker
Also appeared in: Pressfrom

Climate advocates turn sights on Wall Street
10/22/21, The Hill
Also appeared in: MSN, Pressfrom

Democratic lawmakers introduce bill to reform private equity industry
10/22/21, Financial Regulation News

Republicans and Wall Street Are Smearing Biden’s Bank Regulator as a Commie
10/22/21, The New Republic

In Defense of OCC Nominee Saule Omarova
10/21/21, CoinDesk
Also appeared in: Fintech Zoom, Nasdaq

Treasury’s Climate Report Light on Specifics, Regulators Must Go Much Farther, Faster
10/21/21, Public Citizen

Sen. Warren, other Democrats revive legislation to crack down on private-equity buyouts
10/20/21, CNBC
Also appeared in: NBCDFW, NBC San Diego, NBC LA, NBC New York, NBC Miami, NBC Philadelphia, MSN Money

Taking Aim at Predatory Equity Firms, Warren Leads Bill to ‘Stop Wall Street Looting’
10/20/21, Common Dreams
Also appeared in: Nation of Change, ZNet

Fears of partisanship rise as 2 Fed banks seek new leaders
10/19/21, S&P Global-Market Intelligence

Biden’s Bank Regulation Nominee Is Facing A ‘Red Scare McCarthyism’ Campaign
10/14/21, Huffpost
Also appeared in: World News Era, Yahoo News

Progress Virginia: “Hypocrite Glenn Youngkin Speaks Out Against, and then Profits From Over Policing”
10/13/21, Blue Virginia

Treasury Report Must Call for Bold, Immediate Action on Climate-Related Financial Risk
10/13/21, Common Dreams

Regulators must act to protect financial system from climate risk: report
10/13/21, The Hill

When Wall Street Came to my Mobile Home Park
10/13/21, Otherwords
Also appeared in: Counterpunch, Beachwood Reporter, Inequality.org, NewsUS, Yerepouni News, USSA News, City Watch, The Edwardsville Intelligencer, The NC Advertiser, The Daily Montanan, and Miles City Star

EDITORIAL USPS is flirting with postal banking. That’s a good thing.
10/10/21, Boston Globe Editorial Board

Working for companies owned by well-heeled private-equity firms can mean lower wages for employees
10/9/21, NBC News
Also appeared in: Head Topics, The World News

Louis DeJoy Is Doing Something Progressives Like
10/8/21, The New York Times

The Postal Service is slowing the mail to save money. Critics say it’s a death spiral
10/8/21, NPR

Corporations, Capital Markets, & the Common Good — How We’re Working to Reorient the Rules and Rebalance Power in Our Economy
10/6/21, Omidyar Network

New Postal Banking Pilots Trigger Praise, Concern
10/5/21, The American Prospect

Postal Service Launches Banking Pilot With Hopes to Expand in Early 2022
10/4/21, Government Executive

Can a post office be a bank? New services test a progressive priority
10/4/21, NBC News

Washington takes aim at the booming crypto industry
10/2/21, The Washington Post

DeJoy’s plan to make U.S. mail slower and more expensive reignites calls for his ouster
10/1/21, MSNBC

More mail delays coming as postal workers worry about future of post office
10/1/21, NBC News

DeFi Platform Mistakenly Sends $89 Million; CEO Begs Return
10/1/21, Bloomberg News
Also appeared in: Bloomberg Quint, New Hampshire Union Leader, NDTV, and many more.

A potential Powell renomination for Fed faces some dissent
09/29/21, AP News
Also appeared in: MSN News, Spectrum News 1, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Missoulian online, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, NewsMax, Napa Valley Register, GazetteXtra, Press From, KKCO 11 News, and dozens more

Groups Call on Federal Regulators to Urge Banks to Assess Climate Risks
09/29/21, NRDC

Fed Climate Stress Test Model for Banks Seen in Research Paper
09/27/21, Bloomberg News
Also appeared in: Regina Leader-Post, BNN Bloomberg, Bloomberg Quint

Close the Carried Interest Loophole and End Private Equity Abuse
09/24/21, Inequality.org
Also appeared in: Common Dreams, Colorado Times Recorder

‘Radical’ Biden nominee faces backlash from banks
09/24/21, Politico
Also appeared in: Good World News, The World News, Press From, News AKMI

Four corporate owners generate a quarter of complaints from Colorado’s mobile home residents
09/23/21, The Denver Post
Also appeared in: FreeAds World News

SEC Should Amp Up Crypto Crackdown, Investor Advocates Say
09/21/21, Bloomberg News
Also appeared in: Bitcoin Insider, CoinGape, Zephyrnet, Bank Automation News, Insurance Journal, CryptoNews, Coin Desk

Senate Democrats Have a Big New Corporate Tax Idea
09/20/21, The Washington Monthly

Advocates Call on Biden to Nominate Fed Chair Who Will Address Climate-Related Financial Risk
09/20/21, The Magazine Plus

Private equity’s future hinges on ditching worst impulses
09/19/21, PitchBook
Also appeared in: Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance

Private Equity Destroyed my Job
09/15/21, Inequality.org
Also appeared in: Otherwords, CounterPunch, The Beachwood Reporter, The Press

Companies backed by private-equity firms got $5 billion out of $2 trillion in federal Covid relief
09/15/21, NBC News
Also appeared in: Daily Hind News, PressFrom

Biden Shouldn’t Reappoint Powell to Federal Reserve. He’s Soft on Wall Street
09/15/21, Truthout

Progressive Democrats Set Out to Defund the Fossil Fuel Industry
09/15/21, The Nation

Corporate Property-Buying Spree May Make Housing Even Less Affordable Amid COVID
09/13/21, Portside

ETFs: how to balance freedom and investor protection? Disclose the downside
09/13/21, Financial Times
Also appeared in: Business Fast, USA News Wall

Why some backers of student lending product welcome CFPB crackdown
09/13/21, American Banker
Also appeared in: USA News Wall, Pledge Times

Brown, Wyden Unveil Major New Legislation to Tax Stock Buybacks
09/10/21, Sherrod Brown Press Release

Advocates Call on Biden to Nominate Fed Chair Who Will Address Climate-Related Financial Risk
09/09/21, CommonDream

The Big SPAC Crackdown
09/02/21, New York Magazine

Clash among progressives is boosting the Fed chief’s path to keeping his job
09/01/21, Politico

Private Equity’s Potential Payday From Build Back Better
08/31/21, The American Prospect

Banks Brace for Overdraft Scrutiny From Biden’s Bank Regulators
08/31/21, Bloomberg Law

WI Plant Closure Seen as Example for Private-Equity Reform
08/26/21, Public News Service
Also appeared in: The Mountain Dispatch, Seehafer News, Minnesota News Connection, KPFA-FM, WFDL-FM, WMUU LPFM, WIDE-LP, WXVM-FM, WJMT-AM, WXPR-FM, Argus Sun, WAUP-LP, WXPW-FM

Corporate Property-Buying Spree May Make Housing Even Less Affordable Amid COVID
08/20/21, Truthout

Ricardo Valadez, Lee McIntyre & Harvey Kaye | The Nomiki Show 08-18-21
08/18/21, The Nomiki Show

Bitcoin Fans Are Suddenly a Political Force
08/16/21, The Wall Street Journal

Progressive Opposition to Jerome Powell Clouds His Chances for Second Term as Fed Chairman
08/10/21, The Wall Street Journal

Booker, Warren Reintroduce Bill to Crack Down on Bank Overdraft Fees
08/09/21, Insider NJ

Robinhood gets paid for each trade on its platform. Regulators are skeptical of the practice, but what retail traders think is more complicated.
08/08/21, Business Insider

Advocates Decry Oportun’s Bid For Federal Bank Charter
08/08/21, Law360

Matsui and Colleagues Lead Effort to Expand and Improve Language Assistance Services at Federal Agencies
08/04/21, Office of Representative Doris Matsui

How Private Equity Firms Prey on the Public
08/04/21, Free Speech TV

Who owns the single-family rentals and what do we know about them?
08/03/21, Kinder Institute for Research at Rice University

Column: California’s usury law caps loan rates. Bizarrely, most lenders are exempt
07/30/21, Los Angeles Times

U.S. Senators Seek to Cap Consumer Loans at 36%
07/28/21, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Looking for a Job? Check Your Credit Report First.
07/26/21, Consumer Reports

Greens question deep-sea miner’s financial disclosures
07/23/21, E&E

Senate bill would cap interest, fees on consumer loans at 36 percent
07/22/21, Financial Regulation News

House advances bill restoring FTC’s ability to help consumers get money back from scammers
07/22/21, Financial Regulation News

Sewell votes in favor of the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act
07/21/21, Alabama Political Reporter

Rein In Private Equity Before It Destroys More Jobs
07/21/21, Inequality.org
Also appeared in: The Gazette Extra, Beachwood Reporter, Consortium News

Rep. Sewell Votes to Strengthen Consumer Protections Amid Surge in Scams and Fraud during Pandemic
07/20/21, Office of Representative Terri Sewell

State of Crypto: Stablecoin Rules Are Coming
07/20/21, Coindesk
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance

Warren: CFPB should take a closer look at overdraft fees, crypto
07/19/21, American Banker
Also appeared in: Law 360

Congressman Horsford Introduces Bill to Protect Nevadans from Unfair Double Taxation of Consumer Settlements
07/19/21, Office of Representative Steven Horsford

Whitehouse, Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Predatory, High Cost Lending
07/16/21, Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Waters Announces Introduction of Groundbreaking Legislative Housing Package
07/15/21, Office of Representative Maxine Waters

Unions, Advocacy Groups Push SEC to Get Tough on Private Equity
07/14/21, Wall Street Journal

Durbin, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Shady, High Cost Lending
07/14/21, Office of Senator Dick Durbin

Financial Reformers to Biden: Start Nominating Regulators!
07/13/21, The American Prospect

Rep. Maloney reintroduces Overdraft Protection Act
07/02/21, Financial Regulation News

Rodríguez Valladares Testified On Climate As A Systemic Risk To The Financial System
07/01/21, Forbes

President Signs Van Hollen, Brown Legislation to Strike Down Trump-era “Rent-A-Bank” Rule
06/30/21, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Maloney Joins with Consumer Advocates to Introduce Overdraft Protection Act of 2021
06/30/21, Office of U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney

CFPB Narrows Foreclosure Limits In COVID-19 Servicer Regs
06/28/21, Law360

Congress acts to stop lenders charging sky-high interest rates
06/25/21, Boston Globe

House passes bill to repeal OCC ‘true lender’ rule
06/24/21, The Hill
Also appeared in: MSN

One of Wall Street’s craziest trading days could be ‘rocket fuel’ for stocks targeted by SPAC mergers. An ETF expert explains how that will leave those companies vulnerable to the wrath of short sellers.
06/24/21, Business Insider

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Is a Gift to Wall Street, at the Planet’s Expense
06/23/21, The New Republic

Bitcoin falls below $30,000 on China crypto-crackdown
06/22/21, BBC

Rep. Vargas’ Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Legislative Package Passes the House
06/17/21, Office of Representative Juan Vargas

GameStop. Dogecoin. Now AMC. Do meme traders need to be protected from themselves?
06/16/21, Vox
Also appeared in: MSN Money

‘Battle lines are being drawn’ on climate disclosure
06/15/21, E&E

Private equity’s terrible impact on New Jersey’s nursing homes | Opinion
06/15/21, NJ.com

AICPA, CAQ back climate change disclosures to SEC
06/15/21, Accounting Today

Wall Street’s $3 Billion Political Investment is a Bargain
06/10/21, Inequality.org
Also appeared in: Common Dreams, Counterpunch, LA Progressive, Nation of Change, The Defender

Jerome Powell Went Easy on Wall Street
06/10/21, The American Prospect

Broken Promise? Native Hawaiians’ Ongoing Feud With Bank of America
06/7/21, Honolulu Civil Beat

Gensler Ousts PCAOB Chair; Other Board Members to Follow
06/4/21, CFO

Biden’s Jekyll-and-Hyde Judicial Nominations
06/1/21, The American Prospect

Unregulated Cryptocurrency Bubble Could Send the Economy Into a Tailspin
05/29/21, Truthout

Lawmakers Float Bills to Consider ESG Factors in Choosing Investments
05/28/21, Financial Advisor IQ

Lots of Archegos ‘copy cats’ out there and hedge funds using similar loopholes: Policy analyst
05/28/21, BNN Bloomberg

Schatz, Casten Reintroduce Legislation To Ensure U.S. Financial System Is Prepared For Climate Change
05/27/21, Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz

Two experts break down first day of Big Bank CEOs’ testimonies
05/27/21, CNBC

Progressive Groups Push for New Rule That Could Break Up Big Banks
05/27/21, The Intercept

Opinion: How billionaires’ secretive speculation threatens the next financial meltdown
05/26/21, Market Watch

Biden’s Call For FSOC Advice Seen Driving Strict Climate Finance Rules
05/25/21, Inside EPA

Wall Street is facing a $9 trillion problem
05/25/21, CNN Business

SPACs go to Congress
05/24/21, Axios
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance

House Democrats take aim at SPACs as shell companies’ performance worsens
05/24/21, Market Watch
Also appeared in: MSN Money, Morning Star

Should Biden Cancel Student Debt? Over 1 Million Americans Say So
05/21/21, National Interest

PCAOB Critics Call On Gensler to Clean House
05/20/21, CFO

Virtual Hearing – Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and the Need for Investor Protections
05/20/21, U.S. House Financial Services Committee

Everything You Need to Know About the DOL Fiduciary Rule
05/22/21, Investopedia

Fmr. Wall Street professional examines the fallout from Archegos
05/19/21, Yahoo Finance

Opinion | These Invisible Whales Could Sink the Economy
05/18/21, New York Times

Progressives Call on SEC’s Gensler to Fire U.S. Audit Regulators
05/17/21, Bloomberg Law

Progressives tell SEC chair to fire Trump-era audit board
05/17/21, Politico

Sen. Baldwin introduces bill to close carried interest tax loophole
05/14/21, Financial Regulation News

Homeowner Assistance Fund Part of American Rescue Plan – Update
05/13/21, EIN Presswire

House bill aims to protect consumers from debt collector harassment
05/13/21, American Banker

Advocates Applaud Senate Rollback of Pro-Predatory Lending Rule
05/12/21, Value Walk

Senators Baldwin, Manchin, Brown Introduce Tax Reform Legislation to Close Carried Interest Tax Loophole
05/12/21, Office of U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin

The rising financialization of the U.S. economy harms workers and their families, threatening a strong recovery
05/11/21, Washington Center of Equitable Growth

The SEC has proposed cracking down on blank-check companies. Why the ‘SPAC Mafia’ hedge funds aren’t worried about regulation
05/11/21, Business Insider

San Francisco Supervisors Put Corporate Responsibility to the Test
05/11/21, LA Progressive

These are the companies still giving money to the lawmakers who voted to overturn the election results
05/09/21, Business Insider

Here’s who would benefit most from student loan forgiveness
05/07/21, CNBC

Why stocks soared while America struggled
05/07/21, Vox
Also appeared in: MSN Money

Millions of Low-Income People Are Locked Out of The Financial System. More Big Tech Monopoly Power Is Not The Answer.
05/06/21, The Appeal

House members urge finance subcommittee leaders to support postal banking pilot
05/5/21, Financial Regulation News

Congress’s inaction on ILCs, fintech charters worries bankers
05/4/21, American Banker

A reckoning for Spacs: will regulators deflate the boom?
05/4/21, Financial Times

Congressional Democrats push Biden’s CFPB to confront racismﾠ
05/4/21, Roll Call

People over Profits: Protecting Nursing Home Patients from Private Equity
04/30/21, Roosevelt Institute

Pascrell, Ocasio-Cortez, Kaptur Lead Colleagues Demanding Support for Postal Banking
04/30/21, InsiderNJ

People moves: Redington creates deputy CEO role
04/29/21, IPE Magazine

Biden Trial Court Picks Bring Immigration, Labor Background
04/29/21, Bloomberg Law

Biden Names More Diverse Judges To Federal Bench As Senate Scrutinizes Others
04/29/21, Forbes

UNITE HERE: Coalition of Watchdogs and Labor Groups Call on SBA to Release Pandemic Relief Data
04/26/21, Business Wire
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance, Digital Journal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Newport Daily Press

Senators Warren & Markey Re-Introduce Legislation To Confront America’s Housing Crisis
04/25/21, Framingham Source

READOUT: Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Americans for Financial Reform
04/23/21, U.S. Department of Treasury

Wall Street Money in Washington
04/24/21, The KPFA Evening News

Cleaver, Warren Lead Coalition to Reintroduce Historic Legislation to Confront America’s Housing Crisis
04/23/21, Office of U.S. Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

Corporate America Could Put Real Pressure On Politicians Trying To Suppress The Vote
04/22/21, WAMC Northeast Public Radio

A $6 Trillion Family Office World Fights Post-Archegos Crackdown
04/22/21, BNN Bloomberg
Also appeared in: Wealth Management

SEC’s Gensler Appoints Chief of Staff, Policy Director
04/21/21, Financial Advisor IQ

Groups urge OCC to examine bank’s involvement in student loan product
04/21/21, American Banker

SEC to Examine Fund Disclosure Rules After Archegos Blowup
04/21/21, Bloomberg News
Also appeared in: BNN Bloomberg, MSN, Yahoo Finance, Boston Globe

Executives Wonder if Their Stock Selloffs Were Linked to Archegos
04/21/21, Morning Star

How to secure the future funding and sustainability of UK care homes
04/21/21, The Economist Intelligence Unit

Gensler Names Senior Advisor with Ties to Labor
04/20/21, National Association of Plan Advisors

Gary Gensler Names Initial Senior Staff Members
04/19/21, Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC Chair Gensler Picks Former AFL-CIO Policy Director as a Top Advisor
04/19/21, Think Advisor

Wall Street Gave More Money During 2020 Election Than Any Campaign Season in US History
04/16/21, Common Dreams
Also appeared in: Salon, Raw Story

Wall St. Pumped Record $2.9 Billion to Washington Politicians, At Least
04/16/21, Institute for Public Accuracy

Kevin O’Leary: Hiking corporate tax rates would kill economic growth
04/16/21, CNBC Squawk Box

Wall Street gave $43.5 million to GOP lawmakers who voted to overturn the presidential election
04/16/21, Business Insider

Wall Street spent a record $2.9 billion on political contributions and lobbying in 2019 and 2020, a new study shows. Here’s who spent, and received, the most cash.
04/16/21, Business Insider
Also appeared in: MSN News, Yahoo News

Feinstein, Warren, Casten, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill Requiring Public Companies to Disclose Climate-Related Risks
04/15/21, Office of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Wall St made record $2.9B political contributions in 2019-2020 cycle: Here’s who received donations
04/15/21, Fox Business

Wall Street spent $2.9B on campaigns, lobbying in 2020 election: study
04/15/21, The Hill

Wall Street execs, employees spent $2.9 billion on campaigns, lobbying during 2020 election, study shows
04/15/21, CNBC

Jake Auchincloss is introducing his first bill as a member of Congress
04/13/21, Boston News

Biden pledged professional diversity for his judicial picks with a break from Big Law. Progressives say he’s off to a bad start.
04/13/21, Business Insider

Archegos Left a Sparse Paper Trail for a $10 Billion Firm
04/12/21, The New York Times

Didn’t Get Your $1,400 Stimulus Check? A Debt Collector Might Have It.
04/09/21, National Interest

Federal Bench Needs Judicial Nominees with Consumer Perspective
04/09/21, ValueWalk

Biden Is Already Facing Pushback From His Own Base On Judicial Nominees
04/09/21, Buzzfeed News

Financial Reform Group Calls for Changes to 13F Reporting, Family Office Exemption Following Archegos Collapse
04/07/21, Reuters

Groups Seek New Biden EO To Put Climate At Center Of Finance Rules
04/02/21, Inside EPA

The U.S. has been lagging on climate risk regulation: here’s how it will lead
03/31/21, Climate Works

State and national bans on evictions extended at 11th hour
03/31/21, Carolina Public Press

John Kerry Urged to Help End Flow of Finance From Wall Street to Industries Fueling Climate Crisis
03/31/21, Common Dreams
Also appeared in: Salon

The Weekly Planet: 3 Ways That Biden Could Green the Financial System
03/30/21, The Atlantic
Also appeared in: MSN Money

Wall Street frenzy over shell companies draws attention of SEC
03/30/21, Politico

What to know about the SPACs craze and why it’s concerning economists
03/30/21, ABC News

U.S. Largest Provider of Single-Family Rent Homes Made Largest Profit Ever Amid Pandemic
03/30/21, Newsweek

The Education Department’s Slow-Walk on Student Debt
03/30/21, The American Prospect

Despite eviction ban complaints, big landlords report record profits
03/30/21, CBS News

How schools fit into Biden’s infrastructure push
03/29/21, Politico

The Congressman Represented by the Banking Lobby
03/25/21, Sludge

Van Hollen, Brown, Garcia Announce Congressional Review Act Legislation to Repeal Trump-Era “Rent-A-Bank” Rule
03/25/21, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen

GameStop hearing targets stock lending, social media
03/23/21, Roll Call
Also appeared in: MSN News

Can the IRS take your stimulus rebate? Here’s what to know
03/23/21, CNBC

A Year After Ending Her Presidential Bid, Warren Wields Soft Power in Washington
03/22/21, The New York Times
Also appeared in: Yahoo News

What Did We Learn from the House Financial Services Committee Hearing on GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood?
03/21/21, Crowdfund Insider

The SPAC market is booming, but there are plenty of bad buys. Here’s what 8 experts say investors should be looking for in their next SPAC investment.
03/20/21, Markets Insider
Also appeared in: MSN Money

Taking on a billionaire landlord in the Twin Cities
03/20/21, Nation of Change

When predatory practices catch up: Sacramento’s largest corporate landlord may be forced to pay millions to struggling renters
03/18/21, Sacramento News & Review

Consumer Federation of America & Other Experts: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Goldman Sachs Case Could Have “Devastating Consequences” for Investors, Market Confidence
03/18/21, Business Wire
Also appeared in: MarketWatch, StreetInsider

Education Department throws out Trump-era rule for defrauded students
03/18/21, Yahoo Finance

AFT Sounds Alarm over Private Equity, Urges Trustees with $3 Trillion under Management to Examine Investments
03/18/21, The Americans Federation of Teachers

Teachers’ Union Asks Pensions for Critical Eye on Private Equity
03/18/21, Bloomberg Law

Teachers union aims at private equity
03/18/21, Axios

Americans for Financial Reform’s Alexis Goldstein on solutions post GameStop frenzy
03/18/21, CNBC

A Return to Wall Street’s Low-Rent District
03/18/21, The New York Times

How to clean up your credit report
03/18/21, The Washington Post

The Pandemic Wealth Boom
03/17/21, 94.1 KPFA

Congresswoman Lee, Senator Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay
03/17/21, Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Also appeared in: Common Dreams, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen

House bill would protect consumers from predatory debt collectors
03/17/21, Financial Regulation News

Second GameStop Hearing Focuses On Experts Over Usual Suspects
03/17/21, PYMTS.com

Possible market weakness faulted for GameStop saga at House hearing
03/17/21, Pensions & Investments
Also appeared in: Barron’s

Robinhood business model under fire at GameStop hearing in Congress
03/17/21, MarketWatch

Letter to President Biden on United States Attorneys
03/17/21, Government Accountability Project

New Report: Billionaire Landlords Profit by $24.4 Billion and Hoard Cash as Millions Face Eviction During the Pandemic
03/17/21, Common Dreams

Taking on a Billionaire Landlord in the Twin Cities
03/17/21, Yes Magazine

First Look
03/17/21, Politico Morning Money

Kerry to Wall Street: Put your money behind your climate PR
03/12/21, Politico
Also appeared in: MSN News, Yahoo Finance

Why the GameStop story is far from over
03/12/21, BBC News
Also appeared in: Yahoo Entertainment

Flood of new SPAC listings overtake 2020’s total after only 3 months
03/11/21, S&P Global

Former Art Van employees win $2M hardship fund from private equity firm
03/11/21, Retail Dive

Biden’s DOJ Picks Assailed for Corporate Ties in Letter to Klain
03/11/21, Bloomberg

Manufacturing union: Giti Tire must ‘honor promises to Chester County’ after layoffs
03/11/21, The Herald
Also appeared in: The State

BuzzFeed in talks to go public through merger with 890 Fifth Avenue, a SPAC focused on media and telecom
03/11/21, Business Insider India

Here’s How to Fix the Broken SPAC Market, Reformers Claim
03/10/21, Institutional Investor

The SEC warns investors of buying celebrity-backed SPACs as the blank-check craze persists
03/10/21, Markets Insider

USW, Giti Tire at odds over PPP funding, job cuts
03/10/21, Rubber News
Also appeared in: Tire Business

SPACs are booming ‘at the expense of retail investors,’ and regulators should take these 5 steps to fix the market, think tanks say
03/07/21, Business Insider
Also appeared in: MSN Money

Head of federal student loan office resigns amid political pressure
03/05/21, Yahoo Finance

Fed digital currency gains steam with Democrats in power
03/03/21, American Banker

A Betsy DeVos Holdover Is Still In Charge Of America’s Student Loans
03/03/21, HuffPost
Also appeared in: Yahoo News, New America

Menendez, Booker Introduce Legislation Opening the Courthouse Doors to Consumers, Workers
03/03/21, United States Senator Bob Menendez
Also appeared in: Public Now

If We Want to Renew Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
03/02/21, Inequality.org
Also appeared in: Truthout, Common Dreams

Biden’s CFPB nominee Rohit Chopra brings ‘substantive’ regulatory expertise
03/02/21, NBC News
Also appeared in: Yahoo News

The Everything Rally Strikes Back
03/02/21, Politico Morning Money

Warren Proposes ‘Ultra-Millionaire’ Tax
03/01/21, Yahoo Finance
Also appeared in: The Fiscal Times

Warren, Jayapal, Boyle Introduce Ultra-Millionaire Tax on Fortunes Over $50 Million
03/01/21, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren

CFPB pick’s past statements set stage for testy confirmation hearing
02/26/21, American Banker

What is a billionaire’s role in saving the planet?
02/25/21, Eve Andrews

Washington’s Most Influential People
02/25/21, Washingtonian

Over 145 Orgs Call on Secretary Yellen to Name Experienced Climate Champion to Lead Treasury’s Climate Hub
02/25/21, Public Citizen

Sens. Menendez, Brown Introduce Housing Counseling Bill to Support Homeowners, Renters Struggling to Stay in Homes Amid Continuing COVID-19 Crisis and Economic Fallout
02/24/21, United States Senate Banking Committee

Here’s Everyone Who Wants Biden To Cancel Student Loan Debt (It’s A Big List)
02/23/21, Forbes

CFTC monitoring ‘irregularities’ in Texas energy markets after February freeze
02/23/21, S&P Global

The Villain in the Deadliest Nursing Home Scandal Is Wall Street, Not Andrew Cuomo
02/22/21, The Daily Poster
Also appeared in: Jacobin, Newsweek

There’s such a thing as good taxes
02/22/21, Beacon Senior News

Post Office Financial Services Could Help Traditionally Under-Banked Residents
02/22/21, Public News Service

Robinhood CEO apologizes for limiting GameStop trades
02/19/21, MSNBC

Rep. Peter DeFazio to Reintroduce Legislation to Create Fairer US Tax System, Collect Trillion in Owed Taxes
02/18/21, United States Congressman Peter DeFazio
Also appeared in: Oregon Business Report

Under fire, Robinhood CEO apologizes to Congress for restricting trading
02/18/21, NBC News
Also appeared in: Yahoo News

New Economic Study ‘Demolishes’ Myth About Student Debt Parroted by Joe Biden
02/18/21, Common Dreams

Boeing’s Disgraced Ex-CEO Returns to the Aerospace Industry—Backed by $240 Million
02/18/21, New Republic
Also appeared in: Fintech Zoom

Reddit short-selling frenzy is not a story of ‘David vs. Goliath’, ex-Wall Street pro says
02/18/21, CNBC

Biden Rejects $50,000 Loan Forgiveness
02/18/21, Insider Higher Ed

Joe Biden’s Honeymoon with Progress Democrats is Officially Over
02/17/21, Vanity Fair
Also appeared in: Fintech Zoom

Voting Record Highlights House Efforts to Protect Consumers and Hold Wall Street Accountable during the 116th Congress
02/17/21, ValueWalk

How Biden learned to go big
02/17/21, Vox

Mobile home dwellers hit even harder when facing eviction
02/14/21, NBC News

Did Biden Just Destroy Our Hopes Of Student Debt Forgiveness? It’s Complicated
02/12/21, Refinery29

AOC to struggling student loan borrower: ‘Don’t lose hope!’
02/10/21, Yahoo Finance

Private Equity Plots ‘Flight to Quality’ in Nursing Homes Amid Scrutiny, Ongoing Pandemic
02/09/21, Skilled Nursing News

Will banks be pulled into GameStop uproar?
02/04/21, American Banker

Democrats’ $50,000 student loan forgiveness plan would make 36 million borrowers debt-free
02/04/21, CNBC

The GameStop story isn’t a populist fairy tale
02/04/21, NBC News
Also appeared in: MSN

GameStop Is Just The Beginning
02/03/21, Deep Background with Noah Feldman

Student Debt Relief Is Back on the Table
02/03/21, The Nation

Letter to Congress on Student and Taxpayer Protections
02/02/21, Government Accountability Project

Analysis: GameStop saga expected to revive scrutiny of hedge fund industry
02/02/21, Reuters
Also appeared in: Nasdaq, MSN, Market Screener

What The GameStop Saga Reflects About Wall Street
02/02/21, WBUR

Opinion: The Trouble With GameStop Is That the House Still Wins
02/01/21, The New York Times

1 big thing we still don’t know about the GameStop rally
02/01/21, CNN Business

For GameStop day traders, the moment they’ve dreamed about
01/30/21, Associated Press
Also appeared in: Morning Sun, Houston Chronicle, NBC New York, Yahoo Finance, ABC News, The Telegraph

The stock market wars: U.S. lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez breaks it down
01/29/21, Reuters
Also appeared in: CNET, GeekWire, Kotaku

Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Is a Vital Beginning for a New New Deal
01/29/21, Truthout

The Final Boss Is Capitalism
01/29/21, New York Magazine Intelligencer

Robinhood, and its role in the GameStop saga, explained
01/29/21, Vox Recode
Also appeared in: MSN Money

AOC, Pelosi Say Trade Bans by Robinhood on GameStop Stocks Warrant Inquiry
01/28/21, Truthout

How the Ongoing GameStop Fiasco Highlights the Sinister Nature of Modern Casino Capitalism
01/28/21, Common Dreams

Not So Fast: Reducing Student Loan Debt Alone Only Scratches The Surface In Narrowing The Racial Wealth Gap
01/27/21, Forbes

CFPB Emerges From Trump Storm Battered But Intact
01/27/21, Bloomberg Opinion

Wall Street Insider Turned Tough Market Cop: Biden’s Pick To Head SEC
01/27/21, NPR

Financial firms brace for Biden’s consumer agency chief
01/26/21, The Hill

NASAA Tells Biden Administration to “Pause on the further expansion and deregulation of the private offering marketplace”
01/23/21, Crowdfund Insider

Biden promised to forgive student debt, but don’t expect relief anytime soon
01/23/21, CNBC
Also appeared in: MSN, NewsColony

Wall Street frets as Elizabeth Warren ally takes consumer protection role
01/22/21, The Financial Times

The Effects of the Financial Regulations of the Last Four Years and the Challenges for the New Administration
01/21/21, 94.1 KPFA

‘Now Let’s Cancel Them,’ Demands AOC as Biden Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments
01/21/21, The Common Dreams
Also appeared in: Truthout, Salon

Tug-of-war between debt and stimulus awaits Yellen at Treasury
01/19/21, Yahoo Finance

Outlook darkens for Wall Street as Biden’s regulators take shape
01/18/21, Reuters

Yellen Readies Big Changes for Treasury
01/18/21, The New York Times
Also appeared in: The Business Journals

Wall Street Money, Racism, and the Politics of Anti-Democracy
01/15/21, Inequality.org

Student advocates struck by absence of debt forgiveness in Biden’s coronavirus plan
01/15/21, The Washington Post
Also appeared in: SFGate

Peter DeFazio: DeFazio Introduces Financial Transaction Tax Act to Rein in Wall Street and Generate Revenue for National Priorities
01/15/21, MarketScreener

70 Groups Urge Congress to Vote Immediately to Impeach President Trump for Inciting Violent Mob Attack on Capitol
01/11/21, Government Accountability Project

Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
01/11/21, Inside Higher Ed

Speculative “Blank Check” Companies Surround Tony Blinken, Biden Administration
01/10/21, The Intercept

Wall Street braces for tougher rules under new Democratic majority
01/10/21, The Hill

Why Yellen’s Wall Street windfall is getting a pass
01/10/21, Politico

It’s complaint season, and the OCC is a common target
01/06/21, Bank Dive

The debate over Janet Yellen’s speaking fees, explained
01/04/21, Vox
Also appeared in: MSN News

Two Biden aides will recuse on BlackRock issues as past ties pose questions
01/04/21, The Washington Post

‘Unacceptable’ and ‘Immoral,’ Say Progressives After Biden Admits He Will Be ‘Unlikely’ to Cancel Student Debt
12/24/20, Common Dreams
Also appeared in: LA Progressive

The new stimulus bill didn’t extend the student-loan payment pause — but it has 8 provisions that will affect how families pay for college
12/23/20, Market Watch

Here’s the progressive Biden should pick to run America’s consumer watchdog
12/21/20, The Washington Post

Kelly Loeffler, a Wall Street Senator With a Hardscrabble Pitch
12/21/20, The New York Times
Also appeared in: The Chicago Tribune

Legislators Should Require Supervision And On-Site Examination Of Private Equity Firms
12/18/20, Forbes

AFR Pushback on GAO Study
12/18/20, Politico Pro

Last-minute GOP push to end emergency lending programs condemned as effort to ‘sabotage the economy,’ undermine Biden
12/18/20, Common Dreams
Also appeared in: The Raw Story

Exclusive: House Democrats roll out resolution calling for Biden to forgive $50,000 of borrowers’ student debt
12/17/20, Vox
Also appeared in: MSN News, JNews, FXNews24

Mobile homes’ toxic legacy haunts wildfire relief efforts in Southern Oregon
12/16/20, Street Roots

FDIC Approves ILC Rule Promoting Predatory Lending
12/16/20, ValueWalk

How Government Agencies Can Find A Disbursement Method Middle Ground
12/16/20, PYMNTS.com

Why Biden should get rid of student debt — with or without Congress
12/15/20, NBC THINK

Democrats’ student loan forgiveness plan benefits the wealthy, ignores skyrocketing college costs, experts say
12/14/20, The College Fix

Student Loan Cancellation Sets Up Clash Between Biden and the Left
12/10/20, The New York Times
Also appeared in: Yahoo News, The Grio

Yellen’s Crackdown on Leveraged Loan Excess Will Have to Wait
12/10/20, Bloomberg
Also appeared in: American Banker, Reverse Mortgage Daily

Bankers Are Enriching Shareholders – And Putting the Global Economy at Risk
12/08/20, The Daily Poster
Also appeared in: Jacobin

New Trump admin rules make it easier for lenders to charge small businesses super-high interest rates
12/08/20, NBC News
Also appeared in: Yahoo News

Wall Street Frets Over a Revival of CFPB Left Toothless by Trump
12/08/20, Bloomberg
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance, Stamford Advocate, Financial Advisor, Auto News

Nursing Homes’ Flawed Business Model Worsens COVID Crisis
12/07/20, AARP
Also appeared in: Nonprofit Quarterly

Schumer pressures Biden to bypass Congress to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower
12/07/20, CNBC
Also appeared in: MSN

Oppose Legislative Provision that Provides Businesses with Immunity from COVID-19 Lawsuits
12/04/20, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Student loan payment pause extended to January 31
12/04/20, CNN
Also appeared in: Market Watch, Forbes, WSB-TV, WDBO

DeVos extends moratorium on federal student loan payments through end of January
12/04/20, The Washington Post
Also appeared in: MSN, Anchorage Daily News, PressFrom

Loeffler’s Huge Financial Conflict Of Interest
12/03/20, The Daily Poster

How Biden Can Ensure Every Federal Agency Is Fighting Climate Change
12/03/20, Gizmodo
Also appeared in: MSN

Who’s to Blame for the 100,000 COVID Dead in Long-Term Care?
12/03/20, AARP

Tlaib, García and Lynch Introduce Legislation Protecting Consumers from Cryptocurrency-Related Financial Threats
12/02/20, Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Progressives praise Yellen but could soon clash with Biden’s Treasury pick
11/27/20, Politico
Also appeared in: BuzzJour, ExBulletin, Yahoo, Nach Welt

Revenge of the Minnows
11/24/20, Risky Finance

Student Loan Forgiveness
11/23/20, The Flip Side

The Most Important Climate Legislation Has Already Passed
11/23/20, Green Tech Media

How the Biden Administration Can Free Americans from Student Debt
11/23/20, The New Yorker

A major Trump donor’s company got a 3 percent government-backed pandemic loan. It sells title loans at a 350 percent annual rate.
11/23/20, The Washington Post
Also appeared in: Larendo Morning Times, Greenwich Time, Fredericton Daily Gleaner

Can Joe Biden forgive student debt without Congress? Here’s what the experts say
11/21/20, CNBC

Wall Street Ally Next In Line to Lead Committee Overseeing Derivatives
11/20/20, Sludge
Also appeared in: Truthout, The American Prospect

Clayton’s Exit at SEC Opens Door to Protect Investors
11/19/20, Bloomberg
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Groups Call on Biden to Cancel Student Debt
11/19/20, Inside Higher Ed

Report: Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
11/18/20, Inequality.org

Calls for Biden to cancel student debt grow, alongside tensions surrounding the policy
11/18/20, The Washington Post

Push for Biden to cancel student debt using executive order grows
11/18/20, Fox Business

In Georgia, private equity is investing in divided government
11/17/20, The New York Times

Leading From the Left
11/17/20, The American Prospect

Opinion: Easy money requires tougher financial regulation
11/17/20, MarketWatch

More Biden Fin-Reg Push Back
11/16/20, Politico

Trump’s student loan cliff threatens chaos for Biden
11/15/20, Politico

50+ Organizations Demand President-Elect Biden and Senate Democrats Reject Corporate Nominees for Cabinet Positions
11/12/20, Common Dreams

Could Biden Cancel Some Student Debt Through Executive Action?
11/09/20, Forbes

In a Divided Washington, Biden Could Still Exert Economic Power
11/08/20, The New York Times
Also appeared in: Voice of the Highway, Baltimore Business Journal

Under the Biden Administration, Voters want Strong Financial Reforms that Benefit Everyone
11/07/20, KPFA

The Finance 202: The 2020 election has an early winner: Fed Chair Jay Powell
11/06/20, The Washington Post

COVID-19 Worsens Debt Collector Harassment
11/05/20, The Washington Informer
Also appeared in: Black Press, Dallas Weekly, EURWeb, New Pittsburgh Courier, Crusader, Louisiana Weekly, Amsterdam News

Emails, texts from debt collectors? More repayment reminders could be coming under a new rule
11/04/20, USA Today
Also appeared in: Yahoo Finance, Life Hacker, Hollywood Unlocked

Dems introduce bill to include financial institutions in Civil Rights protection
11/03/20, BenefitsPro

How Covid forbearance gave banks a three trillion dollar boost
11/03/20, Risky Finance

Biggest U.S. Banks Aren’t as Strong as They Appear, Group Says
11/02/20, Bloomberg
Also appeared in: Politico, FXStreet, Financial Advisor

Tillis Pushed Deregulation That Helps His Top Donor, Blackstone Group, Bilk Small Investors
10/30/20, Sludge

As Households Face Crushing Debt and Pandemic, Trump CFPB Opens Door for Collectors to ‘Endlessly Harass Struggling Families’
10/30/20, Common Dreams

Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer, greener financial system — public banking
10/30/20, Vox
Also appeared in: Common Dreams

Wall Street’s Biggest Supporter Could Lose Her House Seat
10/30/20, The American Prospect

Climate Progressives Eye Treasury As Key Post If Biden Wins
10/29/20, HuffPost
Also appeared in: Yahoo News

Democrats Introduce Legislation to Include FIs in Civil Rights Protection
10/26/20, Credit Union Times

Reps. Johnson, Beatty introduce legislation to combat discrimination in financial services
10/22/20, On Common Ground News

Progressives Tell Biden: Appointees Must Be Diverse and Free of Corporate Ties
10/20/20, Mother Jones

Postal service crisis — California is ready to pilot a postal banking solution
10/19/20, The Hill
Also appeared in: Popular Resistance

AFR Poll: 73% Of Americans Support Tougher Regulation Of Wall St.
10/14/20, WORT

10 Years After Financial Reforms, Public Wants More Regulation
10/1/20, Rising Up with Sonali
Also appeared in: KPFK, KPFA, FYINation, KAKU, KBCS, KBOO, KCEI, KODX, KOWA-LP, KVDG-LP, KWAQ, KWRK-LP, WCRS-LP, WEZU, WGRN, WLRI, WPRR, WRFI, Free Speech TV

Fed Bailout Allows Private Equity Pirates to Loot $10 Billion From Companies They Own
10/1/20, Inequality.org

What the unbanked need from the 2020 election
9/30/20, Fortune

The Debate We Had vs. the Debate We Needed
9/30/20, The American Prospect

Giant Tech Firms Could Pose Dangers To Financial System, Warns House Fintech Task Force Chair
9/29/20, Forbes

FIRST LOOK: NEW POLLING ON WALL STREET REGULATION
9/29/20, Politico

Amid Consumer Behavior During Covid-19, Congress Examines Granting Fintech Bank Charters
9/28/20, Forbes

Critics Worry SEC Shareholder Proposal Rules Limit Corporate Accountability
9/23/20, WealthManagement.com

How “Cancel Student Debt” Went From A Fringe Idea To Mainstream
9/21/20, Forbes

How to Save the Pandemic Generation
9/21/20, The New Republic

Bank Lobby’s Pro-Tillis Ad Follows Legislative Favors from the Senator
9/19/20, Sludge

The Trouble With Opportunity Zone Investments
9/18/20, Barrons

Private equity looks to shore up Capitol Hill allies in 2020 election
9/18/20, Buyouts Insider