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Dick Durbin: “It's not a surprise Wall Street is balking at the CFPB starting up--fully informed consumers will make markets more…”

On the recordApril 4, 2011
It's not a surprise Wall Street is balking at the CFPB starting up--fully informed consumers will make markets more competitive, eliminating the ability of banks, lenders, and mortgage brokers to profit from sheer confusion.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses Wall Street's opposition to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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