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Oct. 5, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Hon. Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency and the Hon. Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company - Call to Modernize Community Reinvestment Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call to Hold Wells Fargo Executives Accountable
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exhange Comission - SEC Investigation of Wells Fargo for Misleading Investors and Violating Whistleblower Protections
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mary Jo White, Chairwoman, Securities and Exchange Commission - Requesting an Investigation into Wells Fargo
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Payday Rule
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Merkley Statement on Continuing Resolution Vote
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 23, 2016
Wells Fargo CEO Steps Down from Federal Reserve Panel After Call from Wyden and Merkley
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 22, 2016
Letter to Roy A. Vallee, Chairman of the Board, Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco - Requesting John Stumpf not be Reinstated on the Federal Advisory Council
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 22, 2016
Reuters - Senators Seek Labor Department Probe of Wells Fargo
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 22, 2016
Letter to Tom Perez and David Weil, Secretary of the Department of Labor and Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division respectively - Requesting Further Investigation into the Working Conditions of Wells Fargo Bank
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
New York Times Dealbook - Elizabeth Warren Accuses Wells Fargo Chief of "Gutless Leadership'
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Merkley Demands Accountability From Wells Fargo CEO at Senate Banking Committee Hearing
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 20, 2016
Merkley Calls on SEC to Investigate Wells Fargo for Failures of Internal Controls
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 17, 2016
Newsweek - Senators Ask If Wells Fargo Will Revoke $125 Million Bonuses For Executive Who Oversaw Fraud
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to John. G. Stumpf, CEO of Wells Fargo and Company - Wells Fargo Move to Claw Back Executive Pay
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 14, 2016
Whitehouse, Warren, Reed, Sanders & Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 12, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs - Requesting an Investigation into Wells Fargo's Fraudulent Account Openings
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 12, 2016
Merkley Calls for Action Following Report Recommending Limits on Banks' Ownership of Physical Commodities
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 10, 2016
Bonamici, Costello Introduce Bill to Reduce Student Loan Defaults
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Sept. 9, 2016
New York Times Dealbook - Wells Fargo Offers Regrets, but Doesn't Admit Misconduct
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 8, 2016
Student Loan Debt
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Aug. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters, Conyers, Johnson Lead Over 60 House Democrats in Letter Supporting CFPB Arbitration Proposal
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 21, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Hon. Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Hon. Rick Metsger, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, and the Hon. Richard Cordray, Chairman of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Oversight of Financial Technology
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the CFPB - 28 U.S. Senators Encourage CFPB to Strengthen Proposed Small-Dollar Lending Rules
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Finacial Protection Bureau - Strengthen Proposed Small-Dollar Lending Rules
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 11, 2016
Petition: Stop Predatory Payday Lenders!
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
July 7, 2016
Merkley Slams Repeated Fed Volcker Delays
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 7, 2016
Cummings, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers from Predatory Debt Collectors
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 30, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Call on Treasury Department to Hold Iran Accountable for Terrorist Financing
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 30, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee - Restore Export-Import Bank to Full Strength
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 16, 2016
Appropriations Committee Passes Merkley-Murray Amendment to Provide Access to Banking Services for Legal Marijuana Businesses
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC Investigation into Potential Illegal Activity Leading to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 2, 2016
Bonamici Applauds Action to Crack Down on Predatory Lending
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 2, 2016
Merkley Applauds Major New CFPB Rule On Small Dollar Lending
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 25, 2016
Letter to Mitch McConell - Act on Central States Pension Crisis
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 24, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Ranking Member's Opening Statement on "Corporate Integration"
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 24, 2016
Disapproving A Rule Submitted By the Department of Labor
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Richard Cordray, Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Concerns Over Lack of Basic Consumer Protection for Low-Income Homebuyers
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 19, 2016
Bloomberg Law: Banking - CFPB Readies Rule on Small-Dollar Lending for June
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 13, 2016
Eurasia Review - US Lawmakers Applaud Google's Move To Ban Payday Loan Advertisements
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 12, 2016
Merkley, Bonamici Applaud Google's Move to Ban Payday Loan Advertisements
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 6, 2016
Wyden Encouraged by Treasury Action to Improve Financial Transparency
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 5, 2016
Letter to Chair Yellen, Comptroller Curry, Chairman Gruenberg, Chair White, and Chairman Massad - Greater Transparency and Accountability in Volcker Rule Enforcement
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 29, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John King, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Urge for Education Secretary to Provide Full Debt Relief to Defrauded Student Borrowers
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 21, 2016
Bonamici, Cummings Introduce Legislation to Stop Abuse, Fraud in Payday Lending
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
April 21, 2016
Bonamici, Cummings Introduce Legislation to Stop Abuse, Fraud in Payday Lending
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 18, 2016
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office - Financial Technology Marketplace
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury - Warning Treasury Secretary That Looming Pension Cuts Would Hurt Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 7, 2016
Senators Introduce Safe Lending Act to Protect Consumers From Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 7, 2016
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Jeff Merkley
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Oct. 5, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Hon. Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency and the Hon. Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company - Call to Modernize Community Reinvestment Act
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call to Hold Wells Fargo Executives Accountable
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exhange Comission - SEC Investigation of Wells Fargo for Misleading Investors and Violating Whistleblower Protections
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mary Jo White, Chairwoman, Securities and Exchange Commission - Requesting an Investigation into Wells Fargo
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Payday Rule
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Merkley Statement on Continuing Resolution Vote
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 23, 2016
Wells Fargo CEO Steps Down from Federal Reserve Panel After Call from Wyden and Merkley
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 22, 2016
Letter to Roy A. Vallee, Chairman of the Board, Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco - Requesting John Stumpf not be Reinstated on the Federal Advisory Council
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 22, 2016
Reuters - Senators Seek Labor Department Probe of Wells Fargo
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 22, 2016
Letter to Tom Perez and David Weil, Secretary of the Department of Labor and Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division respectively - Requesting Further Investigation into the Working Conditions of Wells Fargo Bank
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
New York Times Dealbook - Elizabeth Warren Accuses Wells Fargo Chief of "Gutless Leadership'
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Merkley Demands Accountability From Wells Fargo CEO at Senate Banking Committee Hearing
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 20, 2016
Merkley Calls on SEC to Investigate Wells Fargo for Failures of Internal Controls
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 17, 2016
Newsweek - Senators Ask If Wells Fargo Will Revoke $125 Million Bonuses For Executive Who Oversaw Fraud
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to John. G. Stumpf, CEO of Wells Fargo and Company - Wells Fargo Move to Claw Back Executive Pay
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 14, 2016
Whitehouse, Warren, Reed, Sanders & Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 12, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs - Requesting an Investigation into Wells Fargo's Fraudulent Account Openings
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 12, 2016
Merkley Calls for Action Following Report Recommending Limits on Banks' Ownership of Physical Commodities
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 10, 2016
Bonamici, Costello Introduce Bill to Reduce Student Loan Defaults
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Sept. 9, 2016
New York Times Dealbook - Wells Fargo Offers Regrets, but Doesn't Admit Misconduct
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 8, 2016
Student Loan Debt
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Aug. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters, Conyers, Johnson Lead Over 60 House Democrats in Letter Supporting CFPB Arbitration Proposal
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 21, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Hon. Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Hon. Rick Metsger, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, and the Hon. Richard Cordray, Chairman of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Oversight of Financial Technology
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the CFPB - 28 U.S. Senators Encourage CFPB to Strengthen Proposed Small-Dollar Lending Rules
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Finacial Protection Bureau - Strengthen Proposed Small-Dollar Lending Rules
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 11, 2016
Petition: Stop Predatory Payday Lenders!
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
July 7, 2016
Merkley Slams Repeated Fed Volcker Delays
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 7, 2016
Cummings, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers from Predatory Debt Collectors
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 30, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Call on Treasury Department to Hold Iran Accountable for Terrorist Financing
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 30, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee - Restore Export-Import Bank to Full Strength
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 16, 2016
Appropriations Committee Passes Merkley-Murray Amendment to Provide Access to Banking Services for Legal Marijuana Businesses
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC Investigation into Potential Illegal Activity Leading to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 2, 2016
Bonamici Applauds Action to Crack Down on Predatory Lending
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 2, 2016
Merkley Applauds Major New CFPB Rule On Small Dollar Lending
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 25, 2016
Letter to Mitch McConell - Act on Central States Pension Crisis
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 24, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Ranking Member's Opening Statement on "Corporate Integration"
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 24, 2016
Disapproving A Rule Submitted By the Department of Labor
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Richard Cordray, Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Concerns Over Lack of Basic Consumer Protection for Low-Income Homebuyers
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 19, 2016
Bloomberg Law: Banking - CFPB Readies Rule on Small-Dollar Lending for June
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 13, 2016
Eurasia Review - US Lawmakers Applaud Google's Move To Ban Payday Loan Advertisements
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 12, 2016
Merkley, Bonamici Applaud Google's Move to Ban Payday Loan Advertisements
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 6, 2016
Wyden Encouraged by Treasury Action to Improve Financial Transparency
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 5, 2016
Letter to Chair Yellen, Comptroller Curry, Chairman Gruenberg, Chair White, and Chairman Massad - Greater Transparency and Accountability in Volcker Rule Enforcement
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 29, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John King, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Urge for Education Secretary to Provide Full Debt Relief to Defrauded Student Borrowers
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 21, 2016
Bonamici, Cummings Introduce Legislation to Stop Abuse, Fraud in Payday Lending
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
April 21, 2016
Bonamici, Cummings Introduce Legislation to Stop Abuse, Fraud in Payday Lending
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 18, 2016
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office - Financial Technology Marketplace
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury - Warning Treasury Secretary That Looming Pension Cuts Would Hurt Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 7, 2016
Senators Introduce Safe Lending Act to Protect Consumers From Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 7, 2016
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Jeff Merkley
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