Tag Archives: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Ads ‘n’ Ends From the GOP Presidential Bakeoff

In the interest of full disclosure, we should state right off that the dustupping staff dipped in and out of last night’s Republican Presidential Pillowfight on the Fox Business network, mostly because it was mostly boring. But that certainly won’t … Continue reading

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The Warren Watch (pat. pending)

Lots of media action around Elizabeth Warren – good, bad, and . . . unattractive (ugly is such an ugly word). The good: This largely laudatory profile in Vanity Fair. The bad (for Tim Geithner): This flashback via techPresident. This … Continue reading

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Martha Coakley Is Not Going To D.C.

A couple of weeks ago the hardworking staff was first in Boston to note that Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was on the short list to become director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Turns out that was the … Continue reading

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Martha Coakley Headed to D.C.?

According to the Wall Street Journal (via Politico), Massachusetts Atorney General Martha Coakley is on the short list for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, although not at the top of it. Democratic leaders in Congress say their top … Continue reading

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