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Jason Linkins

Why Is The White House Afraid Of The Elizabeth Warren Fight?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, 2010 Elections, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Timothy Geithner, Consumer Protection, Eat the Press, Elections 2010, Media News

As things sit, the White House is hesitating, looking for all the world like it is going to veer away from tapping Warren for the sort of job she was born to do. In so doing, Obama is picking some weak allies over some great enemies.

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Sam Stein

SEIU, Labor Directly Lobby Geithner On Elizabeth Warren's Behalf

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Mary Kay Henry SEIU, Seiu Warren Geithner, Warren Seiu, Consumer Protection, Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Protection Agency, Geithner Warren Consumer Protection, Politics News

The labor community is going to lend its considerable political clout to the effort to get Elizabeth Warren confirmed as the first head of the newly-c...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Elizabeth Warren Could Head CFPB Without Senate Confirmation

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Financial Crisis, The Financial Fix, Elizabeth Warren, Timothy Geithner, Cfpb, Cfpa, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Wall Street Reform, Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Video, Business News

This story was updated at 7:15 p.m. ET Tuesday to reflect the final version of Sanders's letter and new information on a letter circulating in the Hou...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Financial Reform Coalition Endorses Elizabeth Warren To Head New Consumer Agency

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Elizabeth Warren, The Financial Fix, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Cfpa, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpb, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Consumer Protection, Financial Regulation, Business News

On Monday, a coalition of groups fighting to reform the nation's financial system formally endorsed Harvard Law professor and bailout watchdog Elizabe...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Tim Geithner Opposes Nominating Elizabeth Warren To Lead New Consumer Agency

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Elizabeth Warren, The Financial Fix, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Cfpa, Cfpb, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Consumer Protection, Financial Regulation, Business News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has expressed opposition to the possible nomination of Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection ...

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Safer Chemicals Policy Reform Needs to Advance Supply Chain Transparency

Patricia J. Beattie | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Toxic Waste, Consumer Protection, Toxins, Green News
Patricia J. Beattie

Improving supply chain communication and chemical information sharing will allow for businesses to make informed and cost-effective decisions about the chemicals incorporated into their products.

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Keep Your Eye on the Ball... When Legislating!

Marty Robins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Immigration Reform, Social-Issues, Consumer Protection, Financial Reform, Politics News
Marty Robins

Every child learning a sport is admonished to 'keep your eye on the ball!' This advice has worked well for generations. If only our lawmakers and regulators were told the same!

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Consumer Protection: Preempting the Myths Perpetuated by Big Banks

Richard H. Neiman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Financial Crisis, Megabanks, Consumer Protection Agency, Consumer Protection, Federal Preemption, Business News
Richard H. Neiman

The myths that are being perpetuated against states' ability to protect consumers have reached a pinnacle. Three tired arguments are being recycled and must be exposed for what they are: negotiating tactics, not facts.

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Consumer Protection: Progressive Momentum and Forbidden Love

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Curbing Wall Street, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Sen. Richard Shelby, Consumer Protection, Barack Obama, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Financial Reform, Jack Reed, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Harry Reid got it right when he said that the GOP is "making love to Wall Street" -- and when politicians and bankers "make love," it's the public that gets screwed.

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Consumer Agency's Path Will Be Set By First Chief

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Lori Swanson, Fed, Elizabeth Warren, Susan Wachter, Consumer Rights, Federal Reserve, Martha Coakley, Michael Barr, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpa, Consumer Protection, Lisa Madigan, Business News

More than 400 pages of legislation detail the duties and powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that Congress is set to create. But the fi...

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Arthur Levitt Q&A On Financial Reform: "Changes Are At The Margins"

ProPublica | Karen Weise | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Sec, Banks, Wall Street, Financial Reform Bill, Derivative Regulation, Arthur Levitt, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Consumer Protection, Derivatives, Federal Reserve, Congress, Financial Reform, Obama Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Business News

After a 20-hour, all-night session, Senate and House negotiators agreed last Friday on a compromise financial reform bill meant to prevent future econ...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Elizabeth Warren: GOP Reform Plan Is A Failure, Republicans Choosing Banks Over Families

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Occ, Mitch McConnell, The Financial Fix, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Christopher Dodd, Cfpa, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Financial Crisis, Richard Shelby, Consumer Protection, Business News

It's time for senators -- especially the Republicans -- to square their upcoming votes on financial reform with their long-professed desire to protect...

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Wall Street, Repent!

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Meltdown, Executive Compensation, Financial Institutions, 1 Timothy, Financial Regulation, FInancial Markets, Consumer Protection, Jim Wallis Huffington Post, Jim Wallis, Wall Street Accountability, Wall Street Reform, Financial Reform, Wall Street Regulation, Consumer Finance Protection Agency, Great Recession, Wall Street Transparency, Religion News
Jim Wallis

The principles of clarity, transparency, accountability, and protecting the common good against private greed are not just economic policy matters. On a more transcendent level, they provide the metrics of real repentance.

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Jason Linkins

Financial Reform Filibuster: Who Blinked To End It?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Financial Regulatory Reform, U.S. Senate, Filibuster, Resolution Authority, Consumer Protection, Financial Regulation, Eat the Press, Politics News

Threatened with the prospect of having to spend the entire night sleeping on a cot inside the white sepulchre known as the United States Capitol, Senate Republicans have apparently assented to allowing a debate on the financial regulatory reform bill. Victory for Main Street! Unless, of course, Senate Democrats decided to back down on a strong(ish) bill so that the seeds of bipartisanship could be sown. In which case: Victory for David Broder!

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How The Financial Reform Bill Affects Your Everyday Life (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Auto Dealers, Bank Reform, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Finreg, Credit Cards, Investor Protection, Mortgages, Wall Street, Financial Reform Rules, Slidepollajax, Consumer Protection, Debit Cards, The Fiancial Fix, Business News

NEW YORK (By Rachel Beck, AP) - The financial overhaul is about more than exotic derivatives and complex risk assessments. It will change how you inte...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Dem-Sponsored Loophole In Financial Reform Bill Could Hurt Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Financial Reform, Finreg, Insurance Industry Reform, Insurance Wall Street Reform, Investor Protections, The Financial Fix, Wall Street Reform, Wall Street Reform Loophole, Business News, Financial Regulation, Tom Harkin, Gregory Meeks, Consumer Protection, Investors, Financial Crisis, Business News

This report was updated at 6:00 p.m. ET. House Democrats provided the key votes to help adopt a measure that critics argue will hurt senior citizens ...

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America's Youth Are Too Big to Fail

Gregory Cendana | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Higher Education, Consumer Protection, Student Debt, Student Loans, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Financial Regulation, Financial Reform, Business News
Gregory Cendana

If Congress fails to act on financial reform, young people will continue to enter adulthood with suffocating debt levels, high unemployment, and few ways to help grow the economy.

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Arthur Delaney

The Ballad Of Francis Timothy Coleman

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Francis Timothy Coleman, Bank Robbery Threat, Unemployment, Bailout, Overdraft Fees, Banks, Jail, Consumer Protection, Business News

Francis Timothy Coleman first heard of "Privacy Assist" when a salesman called him at the end of 2009, saying he needed to verify Coleman's informatio...

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What Do We Do When Freedom Undermines Freedom?

Alan Krinsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Supreme Court, Politics, Free Speech, Freedom, Regulation, Consumer Protection, Libertarianism, Financial Regulation, Politics News
Alan Krinsky

In a free society, what do we do when the full expression or fulfillment of a core principle results in its own undermining or destruction? For insta...

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Let Cities Put Funds Where They Want

Jonathan B. Mintz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Credit Unions, Municipal Deposits, Banks, Move Your Money, Community Reinvestment Act, Michael Bloomberg, Jonathan Mintz, Consumer Protection, Department of Consumer Affairs, Business News, Banking, New York City, moveyourmoney.info, State of the City, New York News, Business News
Jonathan B. Mintz

It is time to end the anticompetitive restrictions limiting local governments from depositing their funds in institutions that provide the greatest benefits to their residents.

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Jury Awards Florida Couple $2.4 Million In Damages For Poison Chinese-Made Drywall

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Drywall, China Products, Chinese Drywall, Consumer Protection, Green News, China Drywall, China Product Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission, China, Green News

MIAMI — A Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages Friday ...

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Dying to Talk: Cellphones and Cancer

Sheila Shayon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Cell Phones, Fcc, San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, Consumer Protection, SAR's, Technology News
Sheila Shayon

A new San Francisco law will require retailers to post information about 'specific absorption rates' on cell phones. This info must be posted "in at least 11-point type -- next to phones."

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Shahien Nasiripour

Leading Senator Wants New Fed Governors Committed To Full Transparency, Consumer Protection (LETTER)

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 03.10.2010 | Business
Read More: Transparency, Aig Emails, Unemployment, Sherrod Brown, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Obama Administration, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Consumer Protection, Business News

The chair of a Senate panel overseeing the Federal Reserve wants the Obama administration to appoint Fed officials committed to transparency, consumer...

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More from Consumerist regarding fake online reviews

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Reputation, Trust, Consumer Protection, Consumer Reports, Healthy Living News
Craig Newmark

Hey, the folks at Consumerist are like the cutting edge of Consumer Reports, trustworthy and very smart, with attitude that people tell me the youngst...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Financial Crisis Panel: Greenspan FINALLY Acknowledges Existence Of Fraud, Says Fed Can't Handle CFPA (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: The Financial Fix, Financial Reform, Regulatory Reform, Cfpa, Mortgage Crisis, Fraud, Mortgages, Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Financial Crisis, Subprime, Consumer Protection, Business News

Scroll down for video Read HuffPost's coverage of Wednesday and Thursday's hearings of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission While former Federal ...

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