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Huffington Post: Next On The Chopping Block For House Republicans: Post-Crisis Bank Regulations
Allied Progress said the bill is so extreme it even erases protections that predate the financial crisis, allowing Wall Street and predatory lenders to once again prey on consumers without repercussion.
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Huffington Post: Progressive Group Launches Ads Urging Senators To Oppose Trump’s Treasury Secretary
A progressive advocacy group focused on holding Wall Street accountable has launched the first major ad campaign since the presidential election, targeting President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Steven Mnuchin for Treasury secretary. The ads, released Wednesday by Allied Progress, urge Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) to oppose the nomination of the multimillionaire hedge funder and former Goldman Sachs executive.
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Huffington Post: Hundreds Of Suspiciously Similar Letters Praise The Payday Loan Industry Ahead Of Crackdown
Hundreds of individually submitted comments to a federal regulator praising the payday loan industry contain identical phrases, like “It was a very efficient process and definitely the most reasonable option for me.”