Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I must say that in its first year, the CFPB, the Bureau, has made great, great strides in educating, empowering, and also protecting our consumers in the financial marketplace."

"I was disappointed, of course, because of the increase, to learn the number of unbanked households increased by more than 800,000."

"I have been working with the Indian Tribes and many Tribal communities are concerned about the financial literacy and financial empowerment of their Tribal members."

"What I have been trying to do is to reduce the numbers of unbanked and underbanked and have more of them work with the institutions."