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February 16, 2020 at 11:00 PM

CFPB Head Kraninger rolls out Task ‘Farce’

Kathy Kraninger’s CFPB clearly isn’t in the business of protecting consumers, and this new taskforce is more of a task farce than anything (sorry, we couldn’t resist)!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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February 14, 2020 at 9:30 PM

We’re dumping someone on Valentine’s Day

Betsy may still believe the shattered remnants of this (toxic) relationship can survive just a day longer, but she’s clinging onto a fool’s hope.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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February 11, 2020 at 7:00 PM

📣 Introducing CFPB Watch 📣

Our new project answers the question: Who is weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from within?  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ …

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February 6, 2020 at 1:00 AM

📣 Introducing CFPB Watch 📣

Our new project answers the question: Who is weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from within?  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ …

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January 19, 2020 at 11:30 PM

We need you!

Supporters like you are absolutely critical to the work we do to expose special interests’ corrupting influence over our law and policy makers, especially on consumer protection and student debt.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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January 17, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Pop Quiz on Betsy DeVos.

Let’s go to school on how Trump’s Education Secretary is selling out student borrowers to protect for-profit colleges and loan servicers.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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December 30, 2019 at 12:25 AM

Looking back on 2019

2019 was a banner year for us, friend.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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December 22, 2019 at 11:26 PM

What will Kraninger choose?

Corruption Alert: We already know the predatory lending industry bought access to the Trump administration -- but they may have actually bought an actual change in policy, too.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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December 15, 2019 at 11:45 PM

We’ve uncovered rampant corruption

If this administration tries to sell out American consumers, we’ll find out. Count on it.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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December 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM

We just got a lot stronger

We’re excited to announce that Allied Progress is now a part of Accountable.US!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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November 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Caught on tape: Payday lenders pay to play with Trump

We recently uncovered stunning video from a payday lending industry webinar, where executives boasted that their huge contributions to Trump’s re-election campaign bought them access to his administration.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  WHITE HOUSE WATCH (via Allied Progress) · [email protected]

October 7, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Mike Pence + Payday Lender Fundraiser = Bad for Consumers

Vice President Mike Pence is keynoting a Trump campaign fundraiser hosted by two major payday lending companies today in Nashville Friend, The payday lending industry is returning a big favor from Donald Trump. Vice President Mike Pence is keynoting a Trump campaign fundraiser h…

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  Trump CFPB Watch (via Allied Progress) · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 10:03 PM

Last chance: Stop the debt spam rule!

  Time is running out to stop the Trump administration’s proposed rule allowing debt collectors (and scammers!) to harass families with unlimited, unsolicited texts and emails. Friend, Time is running out to stop the Trump administration’s proposed rule allowing debt …

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September 23, 2019 at 5:30 PM

Eugene Scalia would be disastrous for workers

  Eugene Scalia should never serve as Secretary of Labor. That's plain as day. Friend, Eugene Scalia should never serve as Secretary of Labor. That’s plain as day. Senate Republicans know that, which is why they’re shoving his nomination through before the American people wis…

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September 18, 2019 at 11:01 AM

TODAY: Last chance to stop spam texts and calls

  Tell the CFPB what you think about their proposed regulations weakening consumer protections. ALERT: LAST CHANCE Tell the CFPB: Don’t Let Debt Collectors Spam Consumers >>> Friend, For weeks, we’ve been sounding the alarm on Donald Trump’s Consumer Financial Prote…

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September 16, 2019 at 9:00 PM

ACTION NEEDED: Fight Debt Spam

  Debt collectors could soon be allowed to spam you with an unlimited number of texts and emails. Everyday. Every minute. Friend, Debt collectors could soon be allowed to spam you with an unlimited number of texts and emails. Everyday. Every minute. If this rule from…

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September 5, 2019 at 12:10 PM

How much do you know about the CFPB?

We’re always talking about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau here at Allied Progress... Friend, We’re always talking about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau here at Allied Progress, but how much do you know about the CFPB’s origins and responsibilities? More import…

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August 19, 2019 at 11:36 PM

Should have been today

Today should have been the day when predatory lenders were FINALLY reined in. Friend -- Today should have been the day when predatory lenders were FINALLY reined in. In October 2017, after five years of research, the CFPB issued a final ability-to-repay rule that would have pro…

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August 17, 2019 at 2:36 PM

Trump’s Eric Blankenstein problem just got worse

Will you sign our petition telling HUD Secretary Ben Carson to FIRE ERIC BLANKENSTEIN? Washington Post: “Trump’s former anti-discrimination official ‘may have abused his authority,’ inspector general’s report finds” Tell HUD Secretary Ben Carson to FIRE ERIC BLANKENSTEIN >&…

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July 31, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Trump official toasted by the debt collection industry

Don’t you think the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should live up to its name and actually protect consumers? Friend, While the Trump Consumer Financial Protection Bureau prepares to gut regulations governing debt collection practices, guess where the bureau’s point man on …

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July 25, 2019 at 10:06 PM

Want to stop spam texts and calls?

Don’t you think the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should live up to its name and actually protect consumers? ADD YOUR VOICE Tell the CFPB: Don’t Let Debt Collectors Spam Consumers ADD YOUR NAME Friend, Don’t you think the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sho…

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July 16, 2019 at 10:16 PM

Trump’s “Terrible Two” need to resign

We need 731 more signatures to file our petition calling on Trump’s Terrible Two, Paul Watkins and Eric Blankenstein, to step down from their positions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in light of their unacceptable, b…

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July 2, 2019 at 8:43 PM

Add your name: Racist Eric Blankenstein must resign (again)!

Remember Eric Blankenstein? The guy who resigned in disgrace from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after his history of racist and sexist blog posts came to light? Friend, Remember Eric Blankenstein? The guy who resigned in disgrace from the Consumer Financial Pro…

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  Derek Martin, Allied Progress · [email protected]

June 29, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Welcome to the team!

Thank you for joining the Allied Progress team! I’m Derek, the Research Director here, and we’re thrilled to have you with us in our fight to put consumers first by holding Wall Street and special interests accountable. Friend -- Thank you for joining the Allied Progress team! I…

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June 28, 2019 at 4:35 PM

Thank You for Joining Allied Progress

Dear Friend, Thank you for joining Allied Progress. Together we will hold accountable the powerful interests that seek to silence and take advantage of hardworking American families.  We hope you will also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates and breaking news. You submitted the followi…

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