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Miller-Moore: It Still Works

October 16th, 2009

Today’s Miller-Moore amendment makes more sense than would first appear.  The new rule, coming out of the House Financial Services Committee, exempts most financial institutions from new regulatory review by the proposed CFPA.

Banks with assets under $10 billion, and credit unions with assets under $1.5 billion, would not be examined by the CFPA.  It seems like a cave-in, right?  What’s up with the lobbyists giving up on so much work from those 8,000 clients? What’s up with helping the country prevent another meltdown?

Advocates initially responded with some frustration.  The National Community Reinvestment Coalition published a (more…)


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October 16th, 2009 09:55:17