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Companies Concerned About U.S. Consumer Complaint Sites
The U.S. government is intensifying its use of consumer complaint websites with two new outlets for customer gripes that have trade groups for manufacturers and financial firms concerned about …

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Companies warily eye new consumer complaint sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is intensifying its use of consumer complaint websites with two new outlets for customer gripes that have trade groups for manufacturers and financial firms concerned about smear campaigns and lawsuits.

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Warren to Unofficially Lead Consumer Agency
Elizabeth Warren, who conceived of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , will oversee its establishment as an assistant to President Obama, an official briefed on the decision said Wednesday evening, Sewell Chan reports in The New York Times.

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Obama ignores critics, appoints Warren to set up consumer protection agency
In naming Elizabeth Warren to set up a new consumer protection agency on Friday, President Obama swiftly delighted the liberal base of his party after months of disenchantment. Consumer protection – Barack Obama – Elizabeth Warren – United States – President

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Obama to name new consumer body chief
US President Barack Obama plans to name Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren to set up a powerful new consumer protection bureau but tailor her job designation to avoid a Senate confirmation battle.

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Consumer 10.0: How the Pew Trusts aided credit card reform
It was early 2007, and Michael Roster and Dwane Krumme each viewed the credit card industry with growing dismay. Each had played a role in its development – Krumme as a banker, and Roster as a prominent industry lawyer. Now, each saw that the business had turned into a trap for unwary consumers dragged down by billions of dollars in tricky fees and sky-high penalty

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New consumer agency won’t be led by Bair
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Sheila Bair has taken herself out of the running to lead the new US consumer-protection agency after her name was put forward by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, a person with direct…

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FDIC’s Bair Said to Rule Out Leading Consumer Bureau After Push From Dodd
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair has taken herself out of the running to head the new consumer bureau after her name was put forward by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd , a person with direct knowledge of the matter said today.

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Capitol Report: Growing support for Warren to head consumer agency
Washington observers see improving odds that Elizabeth Warren will become the head of the important new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, surviving mixed feelings from the White House and determined opposition from bank lobbyists and Republicans.

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Fight Over First Head Of Consumer Bureau Heats Up
President Obama will appoint the new director and among the people he is considering it Elizabeth Warren, who heads the House Oversight Committee on the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Warren is also an advocate for the new bureau and a vocal critic of the banks.

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