02657nam 22005891 450 991046512500332120220113202258.01-4408-2951-9(CKB)2560000000101425(EBL)1524099(SSID)ssj0000890198(PQKBManifestationID)11487613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000890198(PQKBWorkID)10887216(PQKB)10237149(MiAaPQ)EBC1524099(Au-PeEL)EBL1524099(CaPaEBR)ebr10796548(CaONFJC)MIL540028(OCoLC)879022482(EXLCZ)99256000000010142520130128d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFinancial justice the people's campaign to stop lender abuse /Larry Kirsch and Robert N. Mayer ; foreword by Congressman Barney FrankSanta Barbara :Praeger,[2013]1 online resource (252 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4408-2952-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword / by Congressman Barney Frank -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How did we ever get into this mess? -- Elizabeth Warren has a notion -- The magic moment for reform -- Activists need leaders, too -- Coalescing the coalition -- The battle in the house -- Wanted : a few votes in the Senate -- Auto dealers drive for an exemption -- Preemption : the role of state reformers -- What did the advocates accomplish and how? -- Afterword: backward and forward with Elizabeth Warren / by Norman I. Silber -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.This provocative and accessible narrative recounts the inside story of how a broad-based people's campaign was mobilized and subsequently succeeded in pushing Congress to create a consumer financial regulator with clout.Consumer protectionUnited StatesCitizen participationConsumer protectionUnited StatesFinancial services industryLaw and legislationUnited StatesElectronic books.Consumer protectionCitizen participation.Consumer protectionFinancial services industryLaw and legislation332.70973Kirsch Larry932544Mayer Robert N300045MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465125003321Financial justice2098478UNINA