Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform, issued the following statement today: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created in the wake of the monumental financial crisis and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2011 CONTACT: Ed Mierzwinski Consumer Program Director U.S. Public Interest Research Group Office: 202-546-9707, ext. 314 edm@pirg.org Professor Elizabeth Warren and New Consumer Bureau Launch Website – ConsumerFinance.gov – To Both Talk With and Listen To Consumers WASHINGTON, Feb. 3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 21, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Track for July Launch J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Mess is Latest Example of Urgent Need for Consumer Protection Washington, DC – Six months after Wall Street
The President and other elected officials have issued press releases regarding Elizabeth Warren’s appointment. – From the Office of the President: “President Obama Names Elizabeth Warren Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau”
President Selects Professor Elizabeth Warren as Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) U.S. PIRG: “Elizabeth Warren is the right choice to build the consumer protection machine she invented.” Statement of U.S.
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
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,