Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013 – 11:17 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning!  (Applause.)  Good morning, everybody!  Everybody, please have a seat.  Have a seat. Well, on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.  This is one of my favorite events every year, especially special this year, as[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2013. A diverse array of organizations today launched a campaign to enact major cuts in wasteful military spending, as part of the December 13 federal budget resolution. The groups include peace, human service, economic and environmental justice organizations, food sovereignty and green energy groups, and grassroots community[Read More…]

Cash America to Refund up to $14 Million for Robo-Signing and Illegally Overcharging Servicemembers Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took its first enforcement action against a payday lender by ordering Cash America International, Inc. to refund consumers for robo-signing court documents in debt collection[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013 – 1:29 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for your patience.  I wanted to wait before coming out here until I could get a full read out on the President’s meeting with a group of United States senators.   Today, the[Read More…]

New Forms Improve Consumer Understanding, Aid Comparison Shopping, and Help Prevent Surprises Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a rule today requiring easier-to-use mortgage disclosure forms that clearly lay out the terms of a mortgage for a homebuyer. The new “Know Before You Owe”[Read More…]

FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. Representative Trey Radel (R-Fla.) was arrested on October 29 for possession of cocaine, Politico reports. Radel was charged with misdemeanor possession of cocaine in D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. Read more at Politico.  

Senators: NSA Program Doesn’t Adequately Protect Privacy, Warn Against Excessive, Overbroad Government Powers WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013.  U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today challenged the effectiveness of the National Security Agency’s bulk phone records collection[Read More…]

Senator Takes Next Step toward Building Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Continues Effort to Maximize Transparency, Public Participation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus took a major step forward today in his efforts to close loopholes and build a simpler, fairer tax code for working families and[Read More…]

Company to host conference call with investors to detail agreement New York—(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013 -JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced today that it has reached a $13 billion settlement in principle negotiated by the President’s RMBS Working Group of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. Today’s settlement resolves actual and potential[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing PHILIPPINES Assistance Update IRAN / ISRAEL / SAUDI ARABIA / LEBANON U.S. Does Not Believe in Right to Enrich / U.S. Open to Discussing Peaceful Program / Israel / Saudi Arabia / Geneva / P5+1 / Sanctions / Bombings in Beirut /[Read More…]