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FISI Democrats Vote To Give ACORN Regulatory Authority Over Financial Institutions
Oct 23, 2009 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- FISI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- October 22, 2009 Democrats Vote To Give ACORN Regulatory Authority Over Financial Institutions WASHINGTON - During consideration of H.R. 3126, legislation to establish ...
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Did Democrats put ACORN in charge of regulation for financial institutions?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... From the pages of Government Doesn’t Listen, Part MMXLVII, we have this stunning example from the House Financial Services Committee.  Yesterday, Reps. Maxine Waters, Barney Frank, and the rest of the Democrats decided to grant community organizers governing powers by giving them a role in shaping and enforcing new regulations on the American financial industry.  That seems to include, although not explicitly, ACORN: During consideration of H.R. 3126, legislation to establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee ...

Democrats Allow ACORN To Have Authority Over Financial Institutions
Flopping Aces — You have got to be kidding me: During consideration of H.R. 3126, legislation to establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee voted to pass an amendment offered by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) that will make ACORN eligible to play a role in setting regulations for financial institutions. The Waters amendment adds to the CFPA Oversight Board 5 representatives from the fields of “consumer protection, fair lending and civil rights, representatives of depository institutions that primarily ...

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