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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2010-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <link href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/01/1507337/ap-sources-senate-working-on-wall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-02:/commentary/7782531</id>
    <updated>2010-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NJ.com (blog)</name>
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 Obama said we need the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, (CFPA) HR 3126, which would create a separate stand alone agency with the sole mission of ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/01/1507337/ap-sources-senate-working-on-wall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Matsui Anti-Foreclosure Amendment Adopted Into Wall Street Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://california.realestaterama.com/2009/12/14/matsui-anti-foreclosure-amendment-adopted-into-wall-street-reform-act-ID0527.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6930607</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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 Washington, DC - October 22, 2009 - (realestaterama) -- During the House Financial Services Committee mark-up of HR 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://california.realestaterama.com/2009/12/14/matsui-anti-foreclosure-amendment-adopted-into-wall-street-reform-act-ID0527.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/224438-state-ags-powers-could-be-limited-by-house-amendment" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-08:/commentary/6930608</id>
    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Legal News Line</name>
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 The overall proposal is outlined in HR 3126. A final vote on the plan is expected Friday. The new consumer protection agency is opposed by, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/224438-state-ags-powers-could-be-limited-by-house-amendment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6930606</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Forbes</name>
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 But the house bill HR 3126 exempts financing provided by automobile dealers, any person regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/12/20091211223214259859.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Consumer Financial Protection Agency legislation does not include insurance ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-20:/commentary/6930609</id>
    <updated>2009-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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 The amended legislation, HR 3126, does not include provisions for the regulation of insurance products. After th WASHINGTON &#8211; Yesterday the House of ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ca.linexlegal.com/transit.php?content_id=136402&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/20/consumer-destruction/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6930610</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington Times</name>
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 In a July 22 Op-Ed column in this newspaper, he wrote: &amp;quot;HR 3126 would create a new bureaucracy run by five unelected individuals appointed by the president. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/20/consumer-destruction/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FTC Chair Wants Agency To Get Expanded Powers</title>
    <link href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/366776-FTC_Chair_Wants_Agency_To_Get_Expanded_Powers.php?rssid=20103" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6529653</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Broadcasting &amp; Cable</name>
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...Leibowitz urged it to support the &quot;expanded authority&quot; given to the agency under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (H.R.3126), which the committee is marking up Thursday.   That act is a byproduct of the economic meltdown and the desire by the Obama&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/366776-FTC_Chair_Wants_Agency_To_Get_Expanded_Powers.php?rssid=20103&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FTC Chair Wants Agency To Get Expanded Powers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6525348</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Broadcasting &amp; Cable</name>
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...Leibowitz urged it to support the &quot;expanded authority&quot; given to the agency under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (H.R.3126), which the committee is marking up Thursday.   That act is a byproduct of the economic meltdown and the desire by the Obama&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/366776-FTC_Chair_Wants_Agency_To_Get_Expanded_Powers.php?rssid=20065&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FTC Chair Wants Agency To Get Expanded Powers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6525347</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Multichannel News</name>
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...Leibowitz urged it to support the &quot;expanded authority&quot; given to the agency under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (H.R.3126), which the committee is marking up Thursday. That act is a byproduct of the economic meltdown and the desire by the Obama a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MultichannelBreakingNews/~3/AokppW98REg/366789-FTC_Chair_Wants_Agency_To_Get_Expanded_Powers.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today at TRNS</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6521445</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Talk Radio News Service</name>
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...Services Committee hold a hearing on &#8220;Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization.&#8221; - The House Energy and Commerce Committee discuss the markup of H.R.3126, the &#8220;Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 200&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTalkRadioNewsService/~3/DNFpWALkd2E/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reverse Mortgage Lenders Could See Final Sunset of HVCC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6495735</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reverse Mortgage Daily</name>
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Last week, a House of Representatives panel passed HR 3126 by a 39 to 29 vote to establish a regulating agency for financial products marketed and sold to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2009/10/26/reverse-mortgage-lenders-could-see-final-sunset-of-hvcc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Opponents of Consumer Financial Protection Bill Got Big Money ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6495734</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Responsive Politics</name>
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On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee approved HR 3126, which would create a new executive branch agency to oversee consumer financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/10/congressional-opponents-of-con.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maxine Waters Amendment: ACORN Regulatory Authority Over Financial Institutions</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6499707</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Admonition (blog)</name>
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During the debate of HR 3126, which is the bill creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, an Obama brainchild, the brilliant Maxine Waters offered an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theadmonition.com/?p=1758&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Vote To Give ACORN Regulatory Authority Over Financial Institutions</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6495739</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Canada Free Press</name>
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By Editor Saturday, October 24, 2009 WASHINGTON - During consideration of HR 3126, legislation to establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16145&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Putnam: Financial product approval bill will hurt Americans</title>
    <link href="http://www.newschief.com/article/20091023/NEWS/910235026/1053?Title=Putnam-Financial-product-approval-bill-will-hurt-Americans" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6495751</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News Chief</name>
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The measure, the Consumer Financial Protection Act (HR 3126), was passed along party lines by the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newschief.com/article/20091023/NEWS/910235026/1053?Title=Putnam-Financial-product-approval-bill-will-hurt-Americans&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2009/10/23/news/news3.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6495742</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bowling Green Daily News</name>
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According to Frank&amp;#39;s Web site, HR. 3126 &#8220;would establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, a powerful independent agency with a range of rulemaking, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2009/10/23/news/news3.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lawmakers Pass Amendment to Exclude Auto Dealers From New Federal Agency</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS212128+22-Oct-2009+PRN20091022" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6495750</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
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HR 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, later passed the full committee with the Campbell Amendment included. However, the bill still has a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS212128+22-Oct-2009+PRN20091022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Statement from Center for Responsible Lending President Michael Calhoun, on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6495749</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
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... of Chairman Barney Frank and the House Financial Services Committee for passing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency legislation (HR 3126). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS248840+22-Oct-2009+PRN20091022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ALTA Commends Congress in Passage of Amendment Clarifying Reach of CFPA</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS253953+22-Oct-2009+BW20091022" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6495746</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
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Introduced during a markup session of HR 3126 by US Reps. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) and Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), the amendment was passed during a voice vote by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS253953+22-Oct-2009+BW20091022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Panel Approves Change to CFPA Bill Allowing Limited Preemption of State Laws</title>
    <link href="http://www.imfpubs.com/issues/imfpubs_imf/26_40/news/1000012536-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6495745</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inside Mortgage Finance</name>
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... support appearing to be split down party lines. The committee is on its fourth business day marking up a discussion draft, the working version of HR 3126...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imfpubs.com/issues/imfpubs_imf/26_40/news/1000012536-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAMB urges support of Childers &amp;amp; Miller amendment to HR 3126</title>
    <link href="http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/19127/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6495738</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yall Politics (blog)</name>
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Walter Minnick (D) of Idaho to show support to vote for an amendment to HR 3126. HR 3126, better known as the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/19127/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/22/politics/main5409904.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6495736</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News</name>
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Members of the House Financial Services Committee today voted 39-29 to approve HR 3126, a bill introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chairman ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/22/politics/main5409904.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today At TRNS</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445528</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Talk Radio News Service</name>
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...car dealers,&#8221; from the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. - House Financial Services Committee full committee markup of H.R.3126, the &#8220;Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009&#8243;; H.R.3763, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTalkRadioNewsService/~3/eIQUPznzYzM/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>We need consumer protection agency</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=328668&amp;amp;src=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6495747</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Daily Herald</name>
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... the global economy to the brink of collapse with their reckless lending and poor management companies are pulling out all the stops to defeat HR 3126, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=328668&amp;amp;src=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.dsnews.com/articles/industry-groups-and-hud-clash-over-new-respa-requirements-2009-10-16" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6495740</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Mortgage Professional Magazine</name>
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Call your House Financial Services Committee representative and ask him or her to support the following three amendments to HR 3126, the &#8220;Consumer Financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dsnews.com/articles/industry-groups-and-hud-clash-over-new-respa-requirements-2009-10-16&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CCMR Letter Distributed to Key Regulatory Reform Legislators Says CFPA ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS141982+14-Oct-2009+PRN20091014" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6495754</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
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... the Committee found weaknesses in both the Administration-backed HR 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (Act) of 2009 -- that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS141982+14-Oct-2009+PRN20091014&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The fall forecast: A message from NAMB President Jim Pair, CMC</title>
    <link href="http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news14274/fall-forecast-message-namb-president-jim-pair-cmc" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6495755</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Mortgage Professional Magazine</name>
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We expect Chairman Barney Frank of the Financial Services Committee to push his proposed bill, HR 3126, out of committee and to the floor of the House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news14274/fall-forecast-message-namb-president-jim-pair-cmc&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLtBb4CsLio37gYfcjDjSSwREE2g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6495737</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform</name>
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The House Financial Services Committee will soon be considering HR 3126, the &#8220;Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009.&#8221; I am strongly urging all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLtBb4CsLio37gYfcjDjSSwREE2g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-obama-regulation10-2009oct10,0,2185841.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6495752</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Huffington Post (blog)</name>
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Help us urge lawmakers to pass the strongest possible Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (HR 3126) on Wednesday! Shockingly, some in Congress are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-obama-regulation10-2009oct10,0,2185841.story&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PRIVATE CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT GROUP ALERT: The Status of Proposed Legislation ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6495758</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Linex Legal (registration)</name>
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[iii] Such proposal is contained in a bill entitled, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, HR 3126, introduced by Congressman Frank (D-MA) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linexlegal.com/transit.php?content_id=119537&amp;amp;id8=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Editorial: Consumers need protection from overdraft fees</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6495756</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Arizona Daily Star</name>
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Congress is considering two bills &#8212; HR 3126 and HR 1456 &#8212; that would protect consumers from rampant overdraft fees, including the possibility that people ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/312508.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New regulations could punish community banks, too</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6495757</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Henderson Gleaner</name>
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Please voice your opposition to your congressman on HR 3126. Thanks on behalf of the customers and shareholders of community banks everywhere. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/oct/04/new-regulations-could-punish-community-banks-too/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Our View: Misnamed consumer protection bill is a step in wrong direction</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6495743</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LubbockOnline.com</name>
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HR 3126, aka the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, would create another massive government agency to regulate consumer financial products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lubbockonline.com/stories/100409/edi_500798836.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Letter: Urges Members Of Congress to Support Consumer Protection Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6495753</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mineola American</name>
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This legislation (HR 3126) will establish a federal watchdog agency solely devoted to protecting consumers. Lack of regulation is among the top causes of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/opinion/3217-letter-urges-members-of-congress-to-support-consumer-protection-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/commentary/5498788</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Wire</name>
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Barney Frank, D-Mass., on Wednesday introduced HR 3126, a House bill that would enact President Obama's plan to create the Consumer Financial Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE5656BC20090706&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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