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Consumer Financial Protection Agency bill introduced in House

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., has introduced legislation proposed by President Obama to set up a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., has introduced legislation proposed by President Obama to set up a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
The bill, HR 3126, would give the proposed independent agency the authority to make and enforce rules to protect consumers

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