Financial lobby gears up effort against Obama plan
By Silla Brush
Posted: 07/02/09 12:35 PM [ET]
A coalition of financial services interests is in the process of
organizing a major lobbying campaign against the Obama administration's
plan for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Treasury Dept. defends new consumer protection agency
By Michael O’Brien
Posted: 06/30/09 06:18 PM [ET]
Draft legislation to create a new federal agency to ensure consumer
protections in the financial services sector will help establish a more
uniform regulatory regime for U.S. firms, Treasury Department officials
said Tuesday.
Unemployment, housing numbers offer bad news for incumbents
By Ian Swanson
Posted: 06/30/09 06:17 PM [ET]
New unemployment and housing statistics will likely suggest more people
will be out of both their jobs and their homes in November 2010, just
as several lawmakers are asking to be reelected.