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Showing the Latest Trump Administration Results
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CFPB Official Paul Watkins Called Out at Congressional Hearing Over Ties to Anti-LBGT Hate Group, Makes No Apologies, Feigns Ignorance of ADF’s Well-Documented History
Watkins responds to new Allied Progress report finding the CFPB’s Office of Innovation Director may soon have the power to exempt companies from anti-discrimination laws.
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Betsy DeVos and Her “For-Profit College Crew” Give Industry Another Leg Up
The Education Department published a new 28-page college accreditor guide that will give for-profit colleges a head start under the guise of “streamlining” the process.
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ICYMI: American Banker: “Former CFPB Official Criticized For Blog Posts Joins Ginnie Mae”
Allied Progress and American Oversight went to court in March seeking CFPB records on new HUD appointee Eric Blankenstein.
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How Apt: CFPB Director Kraninger Celebrates Her Six-Month Anniversary of Selling Out Consumers … by Keynoting a Bankers’ Conference
Allied Progress releases a new report, ‘6 Months of Failing Consumers.’
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Trump Education Official (And Former For-Profit College Lobbyist) Buries 158,000 Claims From Defrauded Student Borrowers
Diane Auer Jones is completely disregarding the Obama-era protection “Borrower Defense to Repayment.” It provides a path to debt forgiveness for students defrauded by their (non-profit) colleges.
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Must Answer For Removing Safeguards Against Another Financial Crisis
Allied Progress calls on Mnuchin to explain how his efforts to slash and burn banking regulations won’t lead to another economic collapse.
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Education Department Hand-Wringing About “Data Privacy” An Attempt To Distract From Real Problem: They Don’t Know How To Do Their Job
The record shows that Betsy DeVos and her department have been incapable of supervising student loan servicers.
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Stephen Moore Withdraws From Fed Consideration But Will Keep Advising Trump Despite Shameful Views
Trump assures us that despite his pick to the lead the Federal Reserve, (former) TV pundit and certified racist Stephen Moore, has withdrawn from consideration, he will still be advising the president on economic policy.
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Does Senator Sasse Still Think Trump’s Extreme Fed Board Pick Is a “Sunny Optimist and a Thoughtful Economist”?
Will Sen. Sasse rubber-stamp Stephen Moore despite his history of urging kids to burn their Social Security Cards and degrading women?
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What More Does Senator Romney Need to Know to Reject Trump’s Extreme Fed Board Choice?
If Stephen Moore’s ugly history of urging kids to burn their Social Security Cards and degrading women isn’t disqualifying enough for Senator Romney, what is?