Tag Archives: Consumer Protection

Progress

Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which was created after the signing of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, is doing its job. Capital One, the fifth largest bank in the country, said Wednesday it reached an agreement with regulators to … Continue reading →

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President Obama is On The Warpath

Posted on January 4, 2012 at 5:20 pm by JM Ashby

Following months of obstruction by the Republicans in congress, President Obama announced the recess appointment of Richard Cordray as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today. Today the President will appoint Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial … Continue reading →

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They Aren’t Interested

Posted on July 18, 2011 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

There’s been a lot of hoopla and outrage over the withdrawal of Elizabeth Warren as a candidate to head the brand new Consumer Protection Agency, and I hate to be Captain Obvious, but the senate was never going to confirm … Continue reading →

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