The media is buzzing with reports of support for Elizabeth Warren to serve as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read some of the highlights here: The Boston Globe named Elizabeth Warren Bostonian of the Year because she “pledged to look out
The New York Times continues to support Elizabeth Warren in her nomination for the director’s seat of the agency that she came up with in the first place. Click here to read the full editorial piece. President Obama should nominate Elizabeth Warren to head the
Two days ago, President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform Bill, and now the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is going to be a reality. However, the question now is whom he will appoint as head of the CFPB. Elizabeth Warren is a top candidate
Here’s what you can do to show your support for Elizabeth Warren, the ideal candidate for head of the CFPB: Send a letter to President Obama, letting him know you want Elizabeth Warren in that seat. Sign The Progressive Change Campaign Committee’s petition in support
Michael Konczal of New Deal 2.0 thinks Elizabeth Warren is a “far superior choice” than Michael Barr, the Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, because she recognizes and is a strong critic of the flaws of the failing Home Affordability Modification Program (HAMP). He says:
Democratic lawmakers believe that Elizabeth Warren is simply “indispensable” and the only person who can bring back “balance” between Wall Street and Main Street. As The Huffington Post reports: Democratic lawmakers are lining up to back the appointment of Elizabeth Warren to head the newly
July 16, 2010 Elizabeth Warren is the best person for Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sign a letter to the President urging her nomination Deadline for signatures COB Tuesday July 20 Dear Colleague, Now that the Senate has passed the Wall Street Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Doug Gordon (202) 822-5200 x237 July 17, 2010 AFR: Elizabeth Warren Should Head CFPB Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial
Check out this editorial in The Washington Post, in which Ezra Klein tells us how to make sure consumer protection starts off on the right foot: by making Elizabeth Warren head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here is an excerpt from his piece: