New agency to protect consumers

Courtesy Marketplace  Wed, 06/17/2009 - 11:11

Part of the financial system overhaul includes plans for the creation of a new agency, the CFPA, to protect consumers from predatory lenders that hide behind complex contracts and confusing sales pitches.

Jeremy Hobson reports.

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