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.
Elizabeth Warren’s Presidential appointment to help set up and manage the Consumer Financial Protection Agency has been widely covered in the news, including in the articles below. The final two articles here includes quotes from representatives of Americans for Financial Reform. Warren: A Huge Win
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.
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform, issued the following statement today: Lisa Donner, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “Elizabeth Warren is exactly the right person to
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
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,
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Jon Green, the Executive Director of the Connecticut Working Families Party, wrote an Op-Ed supporting Elizabeth Warren. It was recently published in the Hartford Courant. Click here to read the original letter. I hope Sen. Christopher Dodd read the Aug. 27 editorial “Hire A Real
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:
AFR and the AFR-CFPB Task Force have developed this memo regarding a framework for complaint handling at the CFPB. Click here for a pdf version of the memo.