Tag: Protecting Consumers, Taxpayers, and the Economy

Democratic Senators Criticize Fintech-Charter Plan

WASHINGTON—Two top Senate Democrats voiced concerns Monday about the national bank regulator’s plan to offer a federal banking license to financial technology firms, questioning whether the agency had the authority to do so, among other things. In their letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Sens. Sherrod

Senate Democrats Press Wells Fargo Board For Answers on Sales Practices

Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee demanded Wells Fargo & Co.’s board respond to questions the bank has yet to answer related to its sales practices scandal, according to a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The senators asked the board for more information about its continuing independent investigation of the

Senate Dems: Were You Hurt By ‘Foreclosure King’ Steve Mnuchin?

Senate Democrats are dubbing President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin the “Foreclosure King” on a new website they’ve set up to solicit public complaints from people allegedly hurt by Mnuchin’s past work in financial services. Mnuchin– the former chief executive officer and chairman of OneWest Bank– was accused

Led by Merkley, Warren and Sanders, Senate Democrats Roll Out New Website Inviting Personal Stories from Americans Hurt by Foreclosure King Steve Mnuchin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that Senate Democrats have launched a new website inviting Americans to share their personal stories of being impacted by the foreclosure practices of Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary nominee, foreclosure king Steve Mnuchin. “Donald

Senate Dems seek divestment blind trust for Trump’s assets

Five Democratic senators on Thursday unveiled a bill they plan to release next month that would require Donald Trump to divest assets that risk a conflict of interest and place the proceeds in a blind trust as well as require his appointees to step aside from official decisions that could

Merkley denounces nomination of ‘Putin’s buddy’ Rex Tillerson for secretary of state

SALEM, OR (KPTV) – Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon on Tuesday harshly criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as nominee for secretary of state. If approved, Tillerson would be the first secretary of state in modern history without previous government experience, The Washington Post reported.  “Donald Trump told us he

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