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Reminder: CFPB Director Kraninger Still Hasn’t Fired Paul Watkins
4 Months Later, Top Trump CFPB Official With Ties to Anti-LGBT Hate Group Still Holds Power to Okay Lending Discrimination Washington D.C. — Ahead of the House Financial Services Committee hearing today on discrimination in lending and housing against the LGBTQ community, consumer advocacy group Allied Progress renewed its calls on Trump CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger to fire…
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“Employees at the CFPB want answers after discovering a bureau official once worked for an antigay hate group”, The Advocate Reports
See must read September 18 story from The Advocate, ‘Is a Consumer Protection Exec Quietly Dismantling LGBTQ Protections?’ Reaction from Derek Martin, Director of Allied Progress: “When Director Kraninger was confronted with the fact that one her top aides used to conduct trainings for an anti-LGBT hate group, she didn’t fire Mr. Watkins or launch an investigation to…
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CFPB Director Kraninger Just Gave Aide With Ties to Anti-LGBT Hate Group the Power to Give Businesses “Safe Harbor” from Equal Credit Opportunity Act
The so-called Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) Policy appears to give Assistant Director Paul Watkins the authority to exempt businesses from liability for products and services that fall under certain consumer protection laws like the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which prohibits lending discrimination.
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CFPB Official Paul Watkins Says He Only Worked For Hate Group’s Training Arm
CFPB Official Paul Watkins Claims His Work for Anti-LGBT Hate Group Didn’t Include Advocacy – If You Don’t Count Training the Next Generation of Anti-Equality Advocates Allied Progress Calls On Director Kraninger to Ensure Watkins Never Gets Power to Exempt Companies from Anti-Discrimination Laws Washington D.C.– As Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Reps. Katie Porter and…
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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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New Report: CFPB Official Who Worked for Anti-LGBT Hate Group May Soon Have Power to Exempt Companies from Anti-Discrimination Laws
CLICK HERE for New Report from Allied Progress on How CFPB Office of Innovation Director Paul Watkins’ Ugly Anti-Equality Connections Could Be Reflected in His Official Work Washington D.C.– Ahead of Tuesday’s congressional hearing on fintech regulation, consumer watchdog group Allied Progress released a new report on how Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of…