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August 07, 2024
RELEASE: Republicans’ Failure to Push for Quick Confirmation of Christy Goldsmith-Romero Shows Their Real Goal Was to Weaken Bank Regulation, Not Protect FDIC Workers
The fastest way to remove FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg is to confirm Christy Goldsmith-Romero to lead the agency. Republicans say they want to get rid of Gruenberg, so why aren’t they calling for the immediate confirmation of Goldsmith-Romero?
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May 08, 2024
Powell Goes Soft On Wall Street Again? Can’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
By refusing to endorse new bonus pay regulations, the Fed Chair has once again stood in the way of corporate accountability.
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April 09, 2024
RELEASE: Judge Willett’s Citigroup Stock Holdings Are Obvious Conflict Of Interest
Fifth Circuit Judge’s Participation In CFPB Late Fee Case Makes A Mockery Of Judicial Ethics
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March 27, 2024 | Jacobin
Jerome Powell’s Fingerprints Are on the Next Banking Crisis
One year after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is obstructing the finalization of tougher capital requirements for banks — and increasing the chances of more turbulence.
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March 15, 2024 | Common Dreams
Trump Lackeys Run to Rescue Ailing Bank in Predictable—And Telling—Move
Political reporters must explain the consequences likely to ensue if Steven Mnuchin, Joseph Otting, or their pro-Wall Street doppelgangers return for a second Trump administration.
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March 07, 2024
RELEASE: Top Trump Officials’ Latest Move a Reminder of Trump’s Prioritization of Wall Street
Campaign coverage should feature more questions about who would again feature in a second Trump Administration.
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December 21, 2023
Bitnomial CEO Cheers After Disturbing Day at CFTC
Dissenting Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, meanwhile, warned that the agency’s approval of a vertically integrated crypto market threatens to open a Pandora’s box.
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December 07, 2023 | The American Prospect
Wall Street’s Favorite Financial Regulator May Be Looking for a New Job
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam’s term doesn’t end until 2026, but there are rumblings of an early exit to the private sector. Place your bets where he’ll end up next!
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December 01, 2023
HackwatchNewsletter BankingCongressional OversightConsumer ProtectionFinancial RegulationIndependent Agencies
Wall Street’s Favorite Republicans Are Still Attacking The CFPB
These corporate shills are not “positive pragmatists”, no matter what the mainstream media tells you.
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August 03, 2023
Blog Post BankingCampaign FinanceCongressional OversightConsumer ProtectionFinancial RegulationIndependent Agencies
Why Does Thom Tillis Love Junk Fees?
Because his corporate donors profit from them.
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June 15, 2023
RELEASE: GOP Corporate Shills Say The Quiet Part Loud At CFPB Hearing
Republicans inadvertently expose their own corruption while attacking an upstanding public servant.
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February 08, 2023
Bankers’ Complaints About Junk Fee Crackdown Offer Biden an Opening
The President should remind Wall Street that hard-working Americans hate getting ripped off.
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November 04, 2022
Hackwatch BankingCongressional OversightConsumer ProtectionExecutive BranchFinancial RegulationIndependent Agencies
Corporate Scammers Aren't Independent Voices
White collar crooks are behind the campaign to kill the CFPB, but don’t expect the mainstream media to tell you that.