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9 Aug 2010, 7:45 am
With the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will soon be established inside the Federal Reserve Board to “regulate the offering and provision of consumer financial products or services. [read post]
7 Aug 2010, 6:48 pm
This week 140 professors of various disciplines sent a letter of support to the White House, encouraging nomination of Elizabeth Warren as the first Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. [read post]
7 Aug 2010, 7:58 am
And, as sources indicate, the average American needn’t always be at a loss when trying to understand the fine print in a card agreement: The newly mandated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will have the ability to require credit card issuers to write their agreements in plain English, so that more credit card users can understand what they’re signing up for. [read post]
6 Aug 2010, 5:13 pm
You can join our Facebook Fan Page - Alabama Consumer Protection Attorneys where we share useful information about the same types of issues that we cover in this blog. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 7:49 pm
There was an interesting analysis last week by Reuters' reporters Maria Aspan and Kim Dixon that suggested that the chances of Elizabeth Warren being picked to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were enhanced because she's feared by Wall Street.... [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 7:03 pm
162 former students and 140 academics have written President Obama urging Elizabeth Warren's appointment as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 9:53 am
When I heard about a vacancy with the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, I thought it was my dream job. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 11:43 am
" This raises the question whether the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established by the Dodd-Frank legislation will go beyond the Credit Card Act and seek to bar some credit card company practices as unfair and/or deceptive. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 11:25 am
Two letters to President Obama -- one from 140 professors and another from 162 former students -- have joined the calls for the appointment of Elizabeth Warren as the first director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.The academics' letter highlights Warren's "broad, and perhaps unique, perspective on why effective consumer protection is essential for the safety and soundness of the… [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 3:00 pm
The National Consumer Law Center has published this agenda for the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created by the Dodd-Frank legislation. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 8:55 am
As a part of the continuing effort of the federal government to protect consumers and jump-start the economy, Congress recently passed the new Consumer Financial Protection Law which protects consumers by requiring transparency in consumer transactions and creates the first national consumer protection agency, Bureau of Financial Protection (BCFP), as the enforcement mechanism. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 6:30 am
Lucas, The groundswell of support for Elizabeth Warren to lead the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has been incredible.Help us urge President Obama to appoint her. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 6:01 am
The article provides some ideas of things that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection might explore in its early days. [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 10:40 pm
Filed under: behavioral economics, consumer financial protection bureau, consumer protection, error costs [read post]
31 Jul 2010, 5:17 am
We look at the new financial reform law, the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how this new legislation impacts the banking industry, businesses, law firms' workload and consumers. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 8:25 pm
He calls it the "obviously right thing," but goes on to explain anyway. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 10:56 am
They look at the new financial reform law, the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how this new legislation impacts the banking industry, businesses, law firms’ workload and consumers. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 8:37 am
The new law creates a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection... [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 7:54 am
This has me thinking: Why is it that officials and pundits who don’t support Elizabeth Warren’s nomination as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have taken to questioning her qualifications? [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 6:00 am
The investigation, led by Consumer Frauds & Protection Bureau Chief Joy Feigenbaum, is being handled by Assistant Attorney General Laura J. [read post]
