Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Brain Game: Feb. 18, 2012
Teams from Chapel Hill High, St. David's School and Jordan Matthews High face off in this weekly competition of teenage smarts.
President Obama appointed what former attorney general as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . Anybody on that one. Answer to that Richard portray. Next one short flight eight votes which -- It's intolerant that's correct in -
Brain Game: Feb. 4, 2012
Teams from St. Mary's, Lee County and Raleigh Charter high schools face off in this weekly competition of teenage smarts.
judge and creator of America. Next top -- safe area that Tyra Banks is directly to her new book model landed September while right. This what are the most recent season of Dancing With The
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New US consumer protection bureau open for business
Pamela Banks , senior policy analyst for Consumers Union, says the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has already started handling consumer complaints and will look to simplify mortgages, credit cards and other financial products for people.
A new consumer watchdog group gets to work today the consumer financial protection bureau was created a year ago it was part of the Wall Street reform bill. Joining us now is Pamela banks senior policy council for Consumers Union thank you so much for being with us today Pamela. My pleasure what is this newAll right Pamela banks with the CF PV thank you very much for your your interview today and all the best to you. Thank you. -
Perdue signs four crime-related bills
Gov. Beverly Perdue on Thursday signed four crime-related bills into law, including a bipartisan effort to reform sentencing and probation laws.
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House considers death penalty, Racial Justice Act, consumer loans
The state House considers the death penalty for the mentally disabled, changing the Racial Justice Act and allowing higher interest rates for consumer loans.
Credit is tight for all of us. -- rich in the banking commission report or concerns but the assistant attorney general. Reports of increased Internet payday loans and others have concerns. About tightening lending -
Bernanke discusses state of the economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talks about the state of the U.S. economy before a House committee.
I say that but again. Re emphasizing that. Just like other central bank's Federal Reserve is. Very committed to price stability -- we will picture of that that happens as well would you have been able would -
N.C. bank regulator is FDIC consumer protection head
One of North Carolinaâ??s top banking regulators is taking the reins of a new consumer protection unit created by the Wall Street reform law.
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Senate candidates on regulating businesses
Republican Sen. Richard Burr, Democrat Elaine Marshall and Libertarian Mike Beitler talk about regulating financial companies and other businesses. (Video courtesy of News 14 Carolina)
for answering will be doctor bipolar senator Burr and secretary Marshall. The Wall Street meltdown and now the BP oil spill have been blamed in part on lack of government oversight. Should the government take a more active role or lesser role in regulating large corporations. -- thank you for the question. Well I came out of banking and what anybody in this room be surprised if I told you banking heavily regulated. No I'm sure you wouldn't it. We we already have regulators than any of the regulators are doing their jobs. That it to the problem we saw with with DP. I don't remember the number of violations that happy to continue to operate. Without them looking the other way and back to you secretary marshall's comment we can't have big oil. In bed with big government we also can't have big banks in bed with big government. So -- until we break up the corporate cronyism we're gonna have people. Who regulators. Looking therisk that people are are being offered. I support a very strong consumer financial protection agency . With appropriate independent powers have always been strong independent voice and I'm gonna stand up. When lassie things that are wrong that -- just wait too complicated for ordinary people understand. It was a huge mistake to repeal the Glass-Steagall act and we need a modern day Glass-Steagall version that sets up. -- walls between the insurance industry the security. Industry and the banking industry. We've got to have resolution authority to wind down those that have become too big to fail. We've got to be able to save those institutions as the community banks are the ones who frequently have lost. Wall Street has created this mess because the regulators were not paying attention. They allow all these new products there's no transparency in any -
Senate candidates' forum
Three candidates for Senate - Republican Sen. Richard Burr, Democrat Elaine Marshall and Libertarian Mike Beitler - speak at a forum in Wilmington hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association. (Video courtesy of News 14 Carolina)
understand the risk that people are. Are being offered. Supported very strong consumer financial protection agency . With appropriate independent powers have always been a strong independent voice and I'm gonna stand up. When lassie things that are wrong that that are just way too complicated for ordinary people to understand. It was a huge mistake to repeal the Glass-Steagall act and we need a modern day -- a stable version that sets up. Hard walls between the insurance industry or security. Industry and the banking industry. We've got to have resolution authority to wind down those that have become too big to fail. We've got to be able to save those institutions because the community banks are the ones who frequently have lost. Wall Street has created this mess because the regulators were not paying attention. 00001A95 They allowed all these new products there's no transparency and any -
Rite Aid prepares for protests
Rite Aid workers from across the nation say they will march for better benefits.
the brewing at pharmacies across the nation meantime Wall Street is taking the pulse on the housing markets here's Courtney Donahoe with today's Bloomberg business report. The morning today we'll get a better idea housing market's gonna be able to keep growing without government help. -- economists surveyed by Bloomberg say sales of existing homes. Probably climbed to a six month high in May and we'll get our report from the National Association of Realtors in just a few hours. In the meantime how to protect Americans from Wall Street is a hot topic on Capitol Hill today lawmakers debating how to overhaul banking rules and that's -- the house and senate. Merged their two bills house financial services chairman Barney Frank now agreeing to put the new consumer protection bureau at the Federal Reserve . Also today we'll get an update on how that 700 billion dollars of TARP money is being spent. Just a few hours
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