In response to reports that President Trump will name Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection bureau following Richard Cordray’s departure, Public Justice executive director Paul Bland issued the following statement: We are troubled by reports that President Trump may soon appoint…
Earlier today, Richard Cordray, Director of the CFPB, announced he will be stepping down from the agency at the end of the month. Public Justice’s executive director, Paul Bland, issued the following statement in response to Cordray’s announcement:
Refuses to “Sanitize” Contract by Letting Bank Agree After the Fact Not to Enforce It By Karla Gilbride Staff Attorney Public Justice’s mission is to fight for ordinary people who are facing economic or social injustice. Often this means fighting against corporations when they engage…
But the fight’s not over yet. By Paul Bland Executive Director Last week, 50 Senators joined Vice President Mike Pence to kill one of the most important advances in consumer rights in years. By casting the tie-breaking vote to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s…
A climate change denier with close ties to the oil and gas industry currently leads the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Now, President Trump has nominated coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to the second highest position at the EPA. Call the Capitol switchboard now at (202) 224-3121…
I’m thrilled to announce that Public Justice has added a new position to our staff. Today, we welcome our new Outreach Manager, who will be working to rally and mobilize grassroots support for the issues at the heart of Public Justice’s mission.
On Monday, October 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most consequential labor law cases to come to the Court in a generation, which could fundamentally alter the balance of power between millions of American workers and the people who employ them. So why are so few people paying attention?
Public Justice responds to Betsy DeVos’s rollback of critical Title IX guidance to protect students & respond to sexual assaults.
By Paul Bland Executive Director Credit reporting agencies make a lot of mistakes. More consumers complain to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the Big Three credit reporting companies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) than almost all other financial companies in the U.S. (mostly about false…
While few of us imagined at the beginning of 2016 just how many challenges the year would end with, the successes recounted in the year’s annual report underscore the tremendous impact our strategy is having at the local, state and national level . . . even in especially difficult political times.
