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Following Ohio Supreme Court Ruling on Payday Loans, Brown Calls for New Protections to Fight Back Against Predatory Lending Practices
Following last week’s ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that undermined laws to protect Ohio consumers from predatory loans, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced new efforts to ensure that borrowers are protected from predatory payday loan companies. Brown was joined at the Ohio Po...…Read More
Posted on 6/16/2014 | -
Brown Presses CFPB on Efforts to Protect Ohio Families From Abusive Practices in Financial Services Industry
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown – chairman of the Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection – pressed CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the need for renewed efforts by the Bureau to protect student borrowers and working families from predatory practice...…Read More
Posted on 6/10/2014 | -
Following Hearing Examining Abuses in Student Loan Servicing Industry, Brown Announces Plans For New Legislation Aimed at Preventing Families of Deceased Borrowers, Co-Signers From Being Harassed by Lenders
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference call to announce a new plan aimed at preventing families of deceased borrowers or loan co-signers from being harassed by lenders. The call followed a hearing of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and ...…Read More
Posted on 6/4/2014 | -
Following Petition by United Steelworkers, Sen. Brown Urges Administration to Protect Ohio Tire Makers from Unfairly Subsidized and Dumped Chinese Tires
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the Obama Administration to protect Ohio workers and businesses from unfairly subsidized and dumped Chinese tire products. Brown’s call followed an announcement by the United Steelworkers (USW) that it has officially filed a petition, asking...…Read More
Posted on 6/4/2014 | -
In Advance of International Steel Industry Meeting, Sen. Brown Urges Administration to Work Towards Eliminating Oversupply of Steel That Threatens American Industry and Jobs
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the Administration to do everything in its power to address the oversupply of steel in the international market. In recent years, this overcapacity has led to an influx of imports into the U.S. market, putting the American industry at a competit...…Read More
Posted on 6/3/2014 | -
SW Ohio, NKY to share in $1.3B to grow aerospace industry
CINCINNATI -Cincinnati and southwest Ohio will see a considerable investment of federal funds to spur manufacturing growth. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the first 12 communities that will be designated Manufacturing Communities as part of the second phase of the Investing in Manufactur...…Read More
Posted on 5/28/2014 | -
The fight to save an industry and middle class jobs from imports
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The United States is losing middle class jobs; but those in the fight to limit steel imports are hoping they will be able to offer an example on how to save them. At its core, the effort to limit steel imports is part of a much bigger effort to save American jobs. Not just any job, but "decent-pa...…Read More
Posted on 5/25/2014 |