The urgency to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been heightened by pending legislation that, if passed, will dilute its effectiveness at consumer protection.
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House to Consider Legislation Limiting Consumer Protection
May 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Consumer Info
Tags: CFPB·Consumer Financial Protection Bureau·consumer protection·Democrats·Financial Stability Oversight Council·House·House Financial Services Committee·Republicans·Senate
How Will Biz Respond to Election Turnout & Feds New Economic Recovery Plan?
November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Economy, Mortgages, Taxes
How will Republican control of the House and the Feds’ plan to buy more Treasury bonds change the expectations for economic recovery among businesses and, in turn, the Americans who need their jobs.
Tags: 2010 elections·Ben Bernanke·Congress·Democrats·economic recovery·Economy·Federal Reserve·House·Interest Rates·Jobs·Mortgages·Obama·Republicans·Senate·Taxes·Treasury bonds·Unemployment
Will Tax Cuts Increase the Deficit or Create Jobs?
February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Career, Taxes
Yeah, I know credit and debt issues pretty well, but I’m no economist. With all the talk about a stimulus spending package or cutting taxes to help our the economy, I get very confused. Isn’t spending more money or giving people a tax cut the same thing? Each method essentially depletes the US Treasury. I [...]
Tags: debt·Democrats·dollar stability·gold standard·Infrastructure·Job Creation·politics·Republican·stimulating the economy·Tax Cuts·U.S. Deficit
“Cramdown” Legislation Fails in Senate
May 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Mortgages
Back in March, we ran a blog post on how credit unions were worried about new “Cramdown” legislation, which would allow bankruptcy judges to reduce the principal in mortgages loans. Well, they need not worry any longer, at least for a time. The Senate just defeated the bill 51-45. According to CNN, the financial industry [...]
Tags: cramdown legislation·Democrats·House·House of Representitives·Mortgages·principal·Republicans·underwater
