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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Tag: Consumer Protection

Daily Litany of Citizen and Consumer Smackdowns

Ideas and Issues March 19, 2012 by digital

New Orleans     Like a modern version of the 12 days before Christmas, I think we could all start listing a daily beating we are taking from business, government, or both. Yesterday news came out that a fair chunk of the $26 billion settlement with banks over their home mortgage scandals and abuses with the state …

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Elizabeth Warren Can Work on the Outside

National Politics July 17, 2011 by wade

New Orleans      Finally to the surprise of no one, President Obama whispered over the weekend that he would not be appointing Professor Elizabeth Warren to run the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Someone will do the job, and if Warren has spent her last year in the setup profitably, it would seem …

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Debit Charges and Senate Hucksters

ACORN International Financial Justice Ideas and Issues December 17, 2010December 17, 2010 by wade

New Orleans The Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act called for the Federal Reserve to put an end to the debit card surcharge padding when that retailers were paying to banks and credit card companies, usually amounting to 44 cents a transaction.  New Fed proposals would cap the amounts at 7 to 14 cents, about an 80% …

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