{"id":32453,"date":"2009-09-09T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2009-09-09T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/big_business_trys_to_derail_fi\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:57:24","slug":"big-business-trys-to-derail-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/big-business-trys-to-derail-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Business Trys To Derail Financial Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is again launching an attempt to protect its mega business members at the expense of ordinary U.S. citizens. The Chamber has been at the forefront in attempts to mislead Americans about a multitude of issues which affect millions of people, all to protect the profits of its controlling members. Now, the Chamber is rolling out an advertising campaign of at least $2 million aimed at defeating a central plank of the Obama administration&#8217;s financial-regulation overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>But there won&#8217;t be any mention of banks, Wall Street groups, and insurance companies whose interests the Chamber is seeking to protect.<\/p>\n<p>The ads are aimed at the administration&#8217;s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which would regulate consumer products including mortgages and credit cards, some of the areas which were unregulated for years and led directly to the economic disaster the country is now facing.  It would have the power to ban certain practices and require financial firms to offer loans with simple terms and clear disclosure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/big-business-trys-to-derail-fi\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Big Business Trys To Derail Financial Reform\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is again launching an attempt to protect its mega business members at the expense of ordinary U.S. citizens. The Chamber has been at the forefront in attempts to mislead Americans about a multitude of issues which affect millions of people, all to protect the profits of its controlling members. 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