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FloridaPolitics.com: Advocacy Group Again Attacks “Florida Model” of Payday Lending in New Video
An advocacy group pushing for strong regulations on predatory payday loans is once again applying pressure on members of Florida’s congressional delegation, shortly before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is expected to announce new national rules for payday lending next week.
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Politico: Uncovering the ‘Astroturf’ Firm Behind the CFPB Attack Ads
Politico is at last able to reveal the force behind “Protect America’s Consumers,” the secretive group that has already spent more than $130,000 on TV and radio ads attacking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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FloridaPolitics.com: Florida Politicians and Parties Got $2.5 Million From Payday Lenders, Group Says
Allied Progress has drawn attention to the issue of payday lending in Florida by attacking U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chair, and other politicians who have taken money from the industry … an advanced copy of its new report.
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Politico: Florida Politicians and Parties Got $2.5 Million From Payday Lenders
Allied Progress has drawn attention to the issue of payday lending in Florida by attacking U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the [DNC] chair, and other politicians who have taken money from the industry.
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Miami Herald: Florida Politicians and Parties Got $2.5 Million From Payday Lenders, Group Says
Payday lenders have donated about $2.5 million to Florida politicians and both political parties in recent years, according to a new analysis by a liberal group.
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Associated Press: Prosecutor Looking Into Allegations That Top US Election Exec Misused Funds
A Kansas prosecutor is looking into allegations of misuse of public funds against a top U.S. election executive when he was a county election commissioner in the state, two county officials confirmed Monday.
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Kansas City Star: Prosecutor Looking Into Former Johnson County Election Official’s Conduct
The public advocacy group, Allied Progress, called last month for the agency’s inspector general to investigate communications between Newby, and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. The Associated Press reported the communications based on emails provided under an open records request. The inspector general’s office has declined to investigate while the civil lawsuit is ongoing, according to a letter the inspector general sent Allied Progress.
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Inside Sources: Democratic Party Chairwoman Faces Attacks from Left Over Payday Lending
“If the Congresswoman wants to demonstrate her commitment to the hardworking men and women of this country that payday lenders prey upon each day, she can start by withdrawing her support for this problematic legislation,” a group of liberal organizations including Allied Progress and the Center for Responsible Lending wrote in an open letter last week.
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AmericaBlog.com: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Plays Both Sides of Payday Lending
However, Wasserman Schultz’s co-sponsorship of the bill makes her a bit of an oddball. As Allied Progress and a collection of other advocacy organizations pointed out in a letter sent to her office yesterday, she remains a co-sponsor of H.R. 4018.
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Sunlight Foundation: Dark Money Group Spends $58,000 Attacking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Another campaign has popped up in response to Protect America’s Consumers: Protect Consumers From Protect America’s Consumers. A joint project of Allied Progress and American Family Voices, the website criticizes Protect America’s Consumers as “a shady front group,” calling it an “astroturf” campaign against the CFPB.