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American Banker: Who’s Behind the Campaign Attacking CFPB Chief Cordray?
There is some evidence that executives at Lincoln attempted to confront Cordray directly. During a May 5 field hearing on the arbitration proposal in Albuquerque, an audience member identified as Chuck Bowman asked Cordray if the plan was tied to his political ambitions. Consumer advocates, including Karl Frisch, an executive director at the progressive group Allied Progress, say Bowman is, in fact, Chuck Coolidge, a principal of Lincoln Strategy Group. Judging from a review of video of the hearing and Coolidge’s social media accounts, Coolidge bears a striking resemblance to Bowman.
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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.
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New Website Exposes “Protect America’s Consumers” – The Shady Interest Group Behind the CFPB Smear Campaign
Allied Progress and American Family Voices launch website highlighting the true motivations behind the shady front group called “Protect America’s Consumers.”