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In May of 2025, The Hon. Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25), ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, issued a…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created directly in response to the 2008 financial crisis, which exposed the predatory lending and weak regulation that harmed millions of American consumers. The CFPB was established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010).
Citizen Works has long advocated for a corporate crime database as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce corporate abuse…
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Giant corporations wield excessive influence over our lives, often with frightening consequences: environmental destruction, political corruption, increased polarization of wealth, and stagnating wages and benefits.
Fair Contracts Project
Faircontracts.org is a coalition of volunteers and consumer advocates working to rebalance the power between consumers and corporations by providing education, advocacy and resources to remove unfair and harmful provisions in the fine print of boilerplate contracts.
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