Defend Your Dollars http://www.defendyourdollars.org/ Defend Your Dollars is the website of the Consumers Union Financial Services Campaign, where we support reforms to the financial marketplace to curb bad practices by banks and lenders. en Copyright 2012 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:14:53 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Senate blocks confirmation of Cordray for CFPB CU: Vote shows who is standing with consumers and who is standing with big banks and Wall Street

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/senate_blocks_vote_on_confirma_1.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/senate_blocks_vote_on_confirma_1.html Press Release Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:14:53 -0800 Senate Blocks Vote on Confirmation Of Richard Cordray Vote shows who is for consumers and who is for the Big Banks and Wall St.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/senate_blocks_vote_on_confirma.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/senate_blocks_vote_on_confirma.html Blog Post Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:15:09 -0800 CU urges Senate to confirm Cordray for CFPB Senate finally expected to vote on nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/cu_urges_senate_to_confirm_cor_1.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/cu_urges_senate_to_confirm_cor_1.html Press Release Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:22:36 -0800 Dec 8th: Senate To Vote on Cordray Take action and call your Senators!

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/dec_8th_senate_to_vote_on_cord.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/12/dec_8th_senate_to_vote_on_cord.html Blog Post Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:48:22 -0800 Senate stalemate on CFPB is hurting consumers Senators opposing Cordray nomination are preventing the financial watchdog from fully protecting consumers

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/senate_stalemate_on_cfpb_is_hu.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/senate_stalemate_on_cfpb_is_hu.html Press Release Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:15:29 -0800 Confirm Cordray: We need a Wall Street watchdog! Enough is enough. Join us on November 15th for a national day of action to give consumers the financial watchdog we deserve.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/confirm_cordray_we_need_a_wall.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/confirm_cordray_we_need_a_wall.html Blog Post Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:36:04 -0800 Senate Committee Approves Cordray CFPB Nomination Consumers Union urges the full Senate to quickly follow suit and not block the nomination

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/senate_committee_approves_cord.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/senate_committee_approves_cord.html Press Release Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:26:19 -0800 Message To Congress: Investigate Bank Of America In response to Bank of America's new $5/month fee we have called on Congress to launch an investigation.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/message_to_congress_investigat.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/message_to_congress_investigat.html Blog Post Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:45:22 -0800 The Financial Crisis Aftermath—Please Pass the Backhoe What the future may hold for consumers.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/_the_financial_crisis_aftermat.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/_the_financial_crisis_aftermat.html Blog Post Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:54:55 -0800 Young Americans Deserve Strong Consumer Financial Protections http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/young_americans_deserve_a_stro.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/young_americans_deserve_a_stro.html Factsheet Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:04:42 -0800 Women Deserve Strong Consumer Financial Protections http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/women_deserve_a_strong_consume.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/women_deserve_a_strong_consume.html Factsheet Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:59:03 -0800 Servicemembers Deserve a Strong Consumer Bureau to Protect them from Unfair Financial Practices http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/servicemembers_deserve_a_stron.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/servicemembers_deserve_a_stron.html Factsheet Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:55:29 -0800 Rural Americans Deserve a Strong Consumer Bureau to Protect them from Unfair Financial Practices http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/rural_americans_deserve_a_stro.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/rural_americans_deserve_a_stro.html Factsheet Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:38:02 -0800 Older Americans Deserve a Strong Consumer Bureau to Protect them from Unfair Financial Practices http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/older_americans_deserve_a_stro.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/older_americans_deserve_a_stro.html Factsheet Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:25:25 -0800 Latinos Deserve a Strong Consumer Bureau to Protect them from Unfair Financial Practices http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/latinos_deserve_a_strong_consu.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/09/latinos_deserve_a_strong_consu.html Factsheet Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:17:48 -0800