Tag Archives: CFPB

AFR Conference: CFPB Symposium

Independent Consumer Regulator Or Unaccountable Agency? Prominent Academic Experts Discuss the Powers, Checks and Balances, and Structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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AFR in the News: Nominee to Lead Consumer Agency Clears a Hurdle

Ben Protess (DealBook/NYT)
October 6, 2011

‘We call on all senators to stand up for families and confirm Richard Cordray as C.F.P.B. director,’ said Lisa Donner, head of Americans for Financial Reform, an advocacy group. ‘Will you implement the law and make sure the C.F.P.B. can do its job helping people defend themselves from loan sharks big and small? Or will you block consumer protection and instead protect wrongdoing by companies that caused the financial crisis?’

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AFR in the News: Consumer Groups Urge Senate Approval Of Consumer Watchdog

Jim McConville (Financial Advisor)
October 6, 2011

“This [delay] is harming consumers,” said Ed Mierzwinski, consumer program director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and chairman of Americans for Financial Reform Task Force on the CFPB, during a conference call on Wednesday that was sponsored by the consumer group Americans for Financial Reform. ‘The lack of the full authority of the CFPB is a serious problem, which leaves students, military families, veterans and older Americans at risk of financial problems,’ Mierzwinski added.

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AFR in the News: Financial watchdog director moves closer to approval — or a brick wall

Connie Prater (Creditcards.com)
October 6, 2011

Lisa Donner, executive director of Americans for Financial Reform challenged Republican senators to ‘stand up for families’ and confirm the nomination. ‘Will you implement the law and make sure the CFPB can do its job helping people defend themselves from loan sharks big and small?’ Donner asked. ‘Or will you block consumer protection and instead protect wrongdoing by companies that caused the financial crisis?’