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Sept. 11, 2019
Emmer Applauds CFPB Efforts to Foster Innovation for the Financial Services Industry
Rep. Tom Emmer, ...
Aug. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters and 101 Members Blast CFPB Giveaways to Predatory Payday Lenders
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Aug. 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Senator Hassan Leads Letter to Education Department, IRS on Students' Access to Financial Aid
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Aug. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
July 24, 2019
U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ensure 22,000 Retired Minnesota Workers Don't Lose Their Pensions
Sen. Tina Smith
June 21, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill to Make Bankruptcy Relief Available for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 18, 2019
Money Laundering Bill Targets Terrorists, Tax Evaders, Cartels & Crooks
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 12, 2019
Letter to Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Senators to CFPB: Data Critical to Ensuring Housing Access for All Americans
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 11, 2019
Mccollum Statement on Appropriations Committee Passing Fy 2020 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill
Rep. Betty McCollum
June 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chairmen of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve System, and Hon. Jon C. Williams, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Menendez, Senate Democrats Urge Fed Investigate Deutsche Bank's Relationship with Trump and Kushner
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Director Kraninger,Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - In Wake of Crackdown on Annoying Robocalls, Menendez, Brown Lead Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
June 5, 2019
Klobuchar, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Consumers Correct Errors on Credit Reports
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to Robert W. Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer of FINRA - Van Hollen, Colleagues Call for New Rule to Protect Seniors from Unscrupulous Financial Advisors
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
May 21, 2019
Letter to Robert W. Cook, President and CEO of FINRA - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call for New Rule to Protect Seniors from Unscrupulous Financial Advisors
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
May 9, 2019
Letter to Director Kraninger - Senator Masto, Colleagues Urge CFPB to Protect Manufactured Homebuyers from Predatory Lending
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
May 1, 2019
Student Debt Crisis
Rep. Ilhan Omar
April 25, 2019
CNN Business - Coons and Klobuchar: Most Americans can't save for retirement. We want to fix that
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Warren, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Congressional Negotiators to Ensure Education Department Faithfully Implements Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
April 10, 2019
Klobuchar Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Businesses Restructure Debt
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 4, 2019
Klobuchar, Coons Introduce Landmark Personal Savings and Retirement Bill
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Durbin & Duckworth Voice Concerns About Trump Administration Siding With Predatory Payday Loan Sharks Over Consumers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Democrats Introduce Legislation to Help Prevent Housing Discrimination
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Jan. 30, 2019
Emmer Announces Subcommittee Assignments for House Committee On Financial Services
Rep. Tom Emmer
Jan. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Letter Calling on Devos to Improve Shutdown Guidance for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Dec. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Hold Student Loan Companies Accountable, Increase Transparency to Ensure Companies Are Following the Law
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Oct. 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
Sept. 21, 2018
Emmer Spearheads Groundbreaking Legislation to Support Blockchain Technology and Digital Currencies
Rep. Tom Emmer
Sept. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House and Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos for Her Latest Attempt to Put Predatory Corporations and Institutions Over Students
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Aug. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading - Stop Weakening Volker Rule
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
July 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Managment and Budget - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Reinstate CFPB Consumer Advisory Board
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
July 10, 2018
House Passes Emmer's Main Street Growth Act
Rep. Tom Emmer
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
May 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Jerome H. Powell, Chairman of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Honorable Joseph M. Oting, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Urge Banking Regulators to Strengthen Credit Access for Low-Income Communities
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 22, 2018
House Passes, Emmer Supports, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
Rep. Tom Emmer
May 18, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Preserve Public Access to CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
May 2, 2018
Letter to Mark Bialek, Inspector General of the Federal Reserve System - Investigate Mulvaney's Close Ties with Payday Loan Industry
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
May 1, 2018
Letter to Timothy Sloan, Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer and President, and various banks - Take Stand Against Gun Violence
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
April 13, 2018
Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act
Rep. Tom Emmer
March 27, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Senators Warn CFPB Against Repeal Of Rule Cracking Down On Predatory Payday Lending Schemes
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 26, 2018
Klobuchar, Boozman Announce Their Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to Voluntary Farm Conservation Programs Included in Omnibus
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 14, 2018
Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017
Rep. Tom Emmer
March 14, 2018
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
March 6, 2018
Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
Rep. Tom Emmer
March 6, 2018
Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act
Rep. Tom Emmer
Feb. 14, 2018
Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017
Rep. Tom Emmer
Feb. 7, 2018
Letter to Acting Director English and Director Mulvaney - Reports Of CFPB'S Stalled Investigation Into Equifax Breach
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 11, 2019
Emmer Applauds CFPB Efforts to Foster Innovation for the Financial Services Industry
Rep.Tom Emmer, ...
Aug. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters and 101 Members Blast CFPB Giveaways to Predatory Payday Lenders
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Aug. 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Senator Hassan Leads Letter to Education Department, IRS on Students' Access to Financial Aid
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Aug. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
July 24, 2019
U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ensure 22,000 Retired Minnesota Workers Don't Lose Their Pensions
Sen.Tina Smith
June 21, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill to Make Bankruptcy Relief Available for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 18, 2019
Money Laundering Bill Targets Terrorists, Tax Evaders, Cartels & Crooks
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 12, 2019
Letter to Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Senators to CFPB: Data Critical to Ensuring Housing Access for All Americans
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 11, 2019
Mccollum Statement on Appropriations Committee Passing Fy 2020 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill
Rep.Betty McCollum
June 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chairmen of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve System, and Hon. Jon C. Williams, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Menendez, Senate Democrats Urge Fed Investigate Deutsche Bank's Relationship with Trump and Kushner
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Director Kraninger,Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - In Wake of Crackdown on Annoying Robocalls, Menendez, Brown Lead Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
June 5, 2019
Klobuchar, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Consumers Correct Errors on Credit Reports
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to Robert W. Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer of FINRA - Van Hollen, Colleagues Call for New Rule to Protect Seniors from Unscrupulous Financial Advisors
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
May 21, 2019
Letter to Robert W. Cook, President and CEO of FINRA - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call for New Rule to Protect Seniors from Unscrupulous Financial Advisors
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
May 9, 2019
Letter to Director Kraninger - Senator Masto, Colleagues Urge CFPB to Protect Manufactured Homebuyers from Predatory Lending
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
May 1, 2019
Student Debt Crisis
Rep.Ilhan Omar
April 25, 2019
CNN Business - Coons and Klobuchar: Most Americans can't save for retirement. We want to fix that
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Warren, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Congressional Negotiators to Ensure Education Department Faithfully Implements Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
April 10, 2019
Klobuchar Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Businesses Restructure Debt
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 4, 2019
Klobuchar, Coons Introduce Landmark Personal Savings and Retirement Bill
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Durbin & Duckworth Voice Concerns About Trump Administration Siding With Predatory Payday Loan Sharks Over Consumers
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Democrats Introduce Legislation to Help Prevent Housing Discrimination
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Jan. 30, 2019
Emmer Announces Subcommittee Assignments for House Committee On Financial Services
Rep.Tom Emmer
Jan. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Letter Calling on Devos to Improve Shutdown Guidance for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Dec. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Hold Student Loan Companies Accountable, Increase Transparency to Ensure Companies Are Following the Law
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Oct. 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
Sept. 21, 2018
Emmer Spearheads Groundbreaking Legislation to Support Blockchain Technology and Digital Currencies
Rep.Tom Emmer
Sept. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House and Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos for Her Latest Attempt to Put Predatory Corporations and Institutions Over Students
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Aug. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading - Stop Weakening Volker Rule
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
July 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Managment and Budget - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Reinstate CFPB Consumer Advisory Board
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
July 10, 2018
House Passes Emmer's Main Street Growth Act
Rep.Tom Emmer
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
May 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Jerome H. Powell, Chairman of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Honorable Joseph M. Oting, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Urge Banking Regulators to Strengthen Credit Access for Low-Income Communities
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 22, 2018
House Passes, Emmer Supports, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
Rep.Tom Emmer
May 18, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Preserve Public Access to CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
May 2, 2018
Letter to Mark Bialek, Inspector General of the Federal Reserve System - Investigate Mulvaney's Close Ties with Payday Loan Industry
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
May 1, 2018
Letter to Timothy Sloan, Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer and President, and various banks - Take Stand Against Gun Violence
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
April 13, 2018
Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act
Rep.Tom Emmer
March 27, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Senators Warn CFPB Against Repeal Of Rule Cracking Down On Predatory Payday Lending Schemes
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 26, 2018
Klobuchar, Boozman Announce Their Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to Voluntary Farm Conservation Programs Included in Omnibus
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 14, 2018
Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017
Rep.Tom Emmer
March 14, 2018
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Sen.Amy Klobuchar
March 6, 2018
Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
Rep.Tom Emmer
March 6, 2018
Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act
Rep.Tom Emmer
Feb. 14, 2018
Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017
Rep.Tom Emmer
Feb. 7, 2018
Letter to Acting Director English and Director Mulvaney - Reports Of CFPB'S Stalled Investigation Into Equifax Breach
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
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