Advanced Search

Volume 27 - Number 9

March 4, 2010

Dodd-Corker Proposal to Entrust Fed with Consumer Protection Draws Mixed Reviews, Revives Ill Feelings

A plan proposed by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT, this week to house consumer protection in the Federal Reserve rather than in the Department of the Treasury as he initially planned is getting mixed reviews and reviving lawmakers’ animosity toward the agency. Democrats and consumer groups are opposed to the idea of entrusting consumer protection to an agency that has been vilified by some for failing...

Subscribers to Inside Mortgage Finance have full access to all its stories and data online. Visitors may become subscribers for full access or may purchase individual articles and data.

Subscriber Log In

If you are a current subscriber or already purchased this article, please login below.

Forgot your password?

Already subscribe but haven't registered for all the benefits of the website?

Subscribe

A weekly "must read" for industry executives. Thoroughly covers regulatory, political, legislative and market issues in the residential mortgage business.

 

Pay-Per-View

You can purchase this article for only $50.00 without subscribing and always have access to it on insidemortgagefinance.com.

Pay Per View

Poll

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is completing its first six months of operation. Based on the agency’s regulatory pronouncements and announcements to date, how do you think the agency is doing?

It’s doing a good job of balancing consumer protections with regulating the mortgage industry.
It’s too early to tell what kind of job the CFPB is doing.
It’s not needed and should be closed down.

vote to see results
Housing Pulse

Link To This Page

HTML Code
Select and Copy the Code Below

Page URL
Select and Copy the URL Below