The new Republican-led House Financial Services Committee continues to demonstrate its intent to serve as a platform for financial industry grievances and wish lists while ignoring consumer concerns. A review from government watchdog Accountable.US of the Republican witness list of a subcommittee hearing today entitled, “Revamping and Revitalizing
Following the Federal Reserve’s announced interest rate increase today of half a percentage point to 4.5 percent -- the highest rate in 15 years – government watchdog Accountable.US urged the Fed to heed the warnings of economic experts, labor leaders, and lawmakers that further hikes could spell disaster for the economy in the form of mass layoffs
As Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra appears before Congress this week, government watchdog Accountable.US released reports on what is really motivating the latest legal attacks against the CFPB that could cost American consumers dearly.
As Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra appears before Congress this week, government watchdog Accountable.US released reports on what is really motivating the latest legal attacks against the CFPB that could cost American consumers dearly.
As the Labor Department releases its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, a new analysis from government watchdog Accountable.US finds the top-nine U.S. utility companies have all worked to raise energy rates on consumers through the past year while seeing their net incomes rise.
Government watchdog Accountable.US – the group that extensively documented the Trump administration’s poor design, implementation and management of COVID-aid under the CARES Act -- questioned the motives behind House Republicans’ reported plans to conduct COVID-19 investigations.
As the current ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and one of his top lieutenants, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), are poised to be elected to committee leadership ahead of the chamber’s shift to Republican control, Accountable.US is highlighting its recent memo on the congressmen’s ties to Wall St
Following news that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear full oral arguments in February on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, government watchdog Accountable.US called any potential ruling to strike or water down the plan a win for the greedy student loan service industry and conservative groups funding the legal action.
With Fed Chairman Jerome Powell set to deliver remarks at the Brookings Institution today, the Fed’s excuses for more aggressive interest rate hikes wear increasingly thin amid the latest indicators that economic growth is up and inflation is slowing down.
With a key U.S. Senate subcommittee set to examine the major potential merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons today, government watchdog Accountable.US spotlighted its recent report challenging claims from the companies that the merger will lead to lower costs.
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