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Watchdog, how protecting consumers can save our families, our economy, and our democracy, Richard Cordray ; forword by Elizabeth Warren

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Includes bibliographic references and index

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Watchdog

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Richard Cordray ; forword by Elizabeth Warren

how protecting consumers can save our families, our economy, and our democracy

"Growing problems in the increasingly one-sided consumer finance markets blew up the economy in 2008. In the aftermath, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Using stories of individual consumers, Watchdog shows how the Bureau quickly became a powerful force for good, suing big banks for cheating or deceiving consumers, putting limits on predatory lenders, simplifying mortgage paperwork, safeguarding the mortgage market and the economy, and stepping in to help solve problems raised by individual consumers. It tells a hopeful story of how our system can be reformed by putting government back on the side of the people, to strengthen our families, safeguard the marketplace, and establish a new baseline of fairness in our democratic society"--, Provided by publisher

Part I: the case for a consumer watchdog. Consumers and predators -- The rise of the financial consumer -- An ominous mismatch -- The making of a watchdog -- Part II: leveling the playing field. Giving people a voice that matters -- A powerful force for good -- Playing by the rules -- Ways and means -- Know before you owe -- Part III: pitched battles for the American dream. A great big country -- Teaming up for consumers -- The tougher fights -- Part IV: taking on the Trump administration. Under fire from all sides -- The last big fights -- A treacherous transition -- Part V: governing the public interest. Concluding thoughts

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