March 06, 2025

Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert Joins Better Markets Board

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Better Markets is pleased to announce that Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Public Citizen, has joined the Better Markets Board of Directors. “Lisa has spent her career promoting the public…

March 06, 2025

Webinar – Two Years After the Regional Banking Crisis, Main Street is Still in Danger

We had an all-star lineup to discuss the anniversary of the 2023 regional banking crisis, the lasting impact on families, businesses, and workers, and the looming threats ahead. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS:…

March 04, 2025

Report: Two Years After the 2023 Banking Crisis, Main Street is Still in Danger

WASHINGTON, D.C.—  Shayna Olesiuk is the Director of Banking Policy, issued the following statement in connection with the release of a new Report: “Report: Two Years After the 2023 Banking Crisis, Main…

March 04, 2025

Trump’s Acting FDIC Chair’s Sweeping Mindless Deregulation Endangers Americans’ Bank Savings Accounts

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis Kelleher, President, CEO, and Co-founder, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s Acting FDIC Chair Travis Hill and the FDIC Board’s irresponsible action to dismantle six…

March 03, 2025

Former SEC Chief of Staff Amanda Fischer, a Veteran House and Senate Staffer, Joins Better Markets as Policy Director and COO

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Better Markets is pleased to announce that Amanda Fischer has joined the organization as Policy Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Fischer was most recently the Chief of Staff to…

March 03, 2025

The CFPB Is Ready to Protect Americans from Firms That Abuse Consumers’ Personal Data, But the Trump Administration Has Shut the Agency Down

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Brady Williams, Legal Counsel, issued the following statement on the deadline for submitting comments on the Data Broker Rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The rule…

February 27, 2025

February 2025 Newsletter

Below is the opening of our monthly newsletter. View the full newsletter online here.  Hi friend, Even though February is the shortest month of the year, Better Markets has been hard…

February 27, 2025

Trump’s Anti-Consumer Protection Bureau Dropping Capital One, Rocket Cases is a Slap in the Face for Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Brady Williams, Legal Counsel, issued the following statement in response to the news that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is dropping multiple enforcement lawsuits against companies that were accused of…

February 27, 2025

Better Markets Welcomes Cam Fine, Former President and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), as Senior Fellow

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a long and successful banking industry career, Camden Fine has joined Better Markets as a Senior Fellow. Fine brings decades of invaluable experience in banking and public policy.