Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren to pen new book -- a middle-class call to arms?

2013-05-23 09:16:00

A book can’t rescue the American middle class. But a lot of politicians who say they want to rescue the American middle class are writing books about their travails and their vision — all timed to come out as the 2016 presidential election...

Why the medical device tax needs to stay

2013-05-21 20:43:00

The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...

Letters: Sen. Warren speaks up

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Re "Warren upends bankers, tradition," May 11 As the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is a breath of fresh air. Finally, there's a voice in Washington for the people and a staunch advocate for consumers....

Sen. Warren goads Fed, SEC, DOJ to explain no-fault bank deals

2013-05-14 15:45:00

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, having chastised bank regulators for failing to put Wall Street giants on trial, is demanding to see any analyses that the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission have conducted...

Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry

2013-05-10 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. When her turn finally came after 90 minutes,...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants student loans to get Fed discount rate

2013-05-08 10:31:00

WASHINGTON -- Students taking out government loans to help pay for college should pay the same rock-bottom interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges big banks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) proposed Wednesday. With the interest rate on federal...

Obama nominates Rep. Mel Watt to head Housing Finance Agency

2013-05-02 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to be the top regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to replace a career bureaucrat who has been sharply criticized by liberals for not doing more to help troubled homeowners....

Republicans intensify pressure to limit powers of consumer agency

2013-04-23 21:10:00

WASHINGTON — Republicans have stepped up their pressure to limit the wide-ranging powers of the nation's watchdog over consumers' money matters. The head of a key House committee overseeing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he would no...

Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings

2013-04-16 09:02:00

WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...

Obama to nominate Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to head housing agency

2013-05-01 08:54:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to head the federal housing agency that oversees taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a White House official said Wednesday. Watt, an 11-term congressman from North Carolina,...

Massachusetts Senate race pits Democrat Markey vs. Republican Gomez

2013-04-30 17:52:00

WASHINGTON – The race to replace John F. Kerry in the U.S. Senate will offer Massachusetts voters a familiar choice: a longtime Democratic officeholder against a fresh-faced Republican. Democratic Rep. Edward J. Markey and Republican businessman...

Sen. Warren slams regulators' failure to prosecute crooked banks

2013-03-08 10:15:00

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants to know: How much money do banks have to launder to get charged with a crime? In a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday, Warren asked financial regulators why officials from banks weren't prosecuted even...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) had harsh criticism for U.S. regulators at a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday.

2013-03-08 10:01:11

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has endorsed Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts over Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren.

2012-07-03 00:00:00

Elizabeth Warren , a Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and who is setting up the CFPB, spoke at Elijah Cummings' town hall meeting.

2011-06-29 21:00:00