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Members of Congress Took Thousands from Payday Lenders Within Days of Taking Official Actions to Benefit Industry
CFPB payday lending rule in jeopardy – Congress awash in payday cash could vote to gut important new protections.
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Rep. Luetkemeyer Took Thousands from Payday Lenders Within Days of Taking Actions to Help Industry
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s payday lending rule in jeopardy as Luetkemeyer could vote to gut important new protections.
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Memo to Media: Beware of Shady Payday Industry Sources When Writing Your Stories
Those who opposed this payday lending rule in the past have demonstrated they are not trustworthy sources of information when it comes to this issue.
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Esquire Magazine: Wall Street Goons Are Coming for Senator Professor Warren
According to Allied Progress, Luetkemeyer is an old friend to the banking and predatory lending industry, receiving more than $1 million in campaign donations from the industry.
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Memo to Media: Congress Must Investigate Its Payday Problem
The actions of these Congressmen cast a shadow of serious impropriety over their tenure in the House of Representatives and must be investigated.
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Ring of Fire: “Cheaper by the Dozen” Payday Lending Report Discussed
Allied Progress executive director Karl Frisch appeared on the 10/11/2015 broadcast of radio’s nationally syndicated Ring of Fire to discuss the organizations new report detailing suspiciously timed campaign contributions from payday lenders to a dozen Congressmen.
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The Nation: Did Predatory Lenders Pay These 12 Lawmakers to Hobble the CFPB?
The donations, first flagged in a report released last week by Allied Progress, a progressive advocacy group, appear to cross the fuzzy line between routine fundraising and a quid pro quo arrangement—what non-lawyers would see as something approaching outright bribery.
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Ethics Complaint Filed Against 11 Congressmen Alleging Collusion with Payday Lenders
Today, Campaign for Accountability asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate 11 members of Congress for possible criminal and ethics violations by accepting contributions from the payday lending industry shortly before or after taking official actions in support of the industry.
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The Zero Hour: “Cheaper by the Dozen” Payday Lending Report Discussed
Allied Progress executive director Karl Frisch appeared on the 10/03/2015 broadcast of radio’s The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow to discuss the organization’s new report detailing suspiciously timed contributions from payday lenders to a dozen Congressmen.
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Report Reveals Suspiciously Timed Contributions from Payday Lenders to Key Members of Congress
Allied Progress details how twelve Congressmen were showered with thousands of dollars in campaign cash by payday lenders within days of taking official actions to benefit the industry.