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Elizabeth Warren: “After the 2008 financial crash and the big bank bailout, Congress created the CFPB to protect people from getting…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2025
After the 2008 financial crash and the big bank bailout, Congress created the CFPB to protect people from getting swindled.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren explains the purpose of the CFPB after the financial crisis.

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