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New Poll: Americans Believe Biden Administration Crack Down on Junk Fees, Corporate Price-Gouging Will Lower Costs

Economic Security and Corporate Power
December 6, 2023

Recent focus group sessions and a national survey commissioned by nonpartisan government watchdog Accountable.US found Americans overwhelmingly believe the Biden administration’s efforts to restrict corporate price-gouging and industry junk fees will lower their costs.

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Republicans with Ties to Industry Expected to Vote to Block Efforts to End Discrimination in Small Business Loans

Economic Security and Corporate Power
December 1, 2023

Once again showing support for their big bank mega donors, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote in lockstep for a joint resolution opposing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule to prevent discrimination in small business loans.

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Q3 Corporate Profits at Near-Record High Amid Rampant Price-Gouging, Junk Fees

Economic Security and Corporate Power
November 30, 2023

As reported by Axios, “The latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis […] showed that total corporate profits in the third quarter grew 3.3% to an annualized rate of $3.28 trillion […] just shy of the all-time peak of $3.3 trillion reached in Q3 2022.”

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