Latest Fact-checks in Financial Regulation Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech at Politics and Eggs: "On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country." Florida News Flash stated on March 29, 2015 in a website headline: "Suntrust Bank cancels account because company sells guns." Jim Webb stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "The stock market has almost tripled since April of 2009." Mark Pocan stated on December 17, 2014 in an interview: Under the "cromnibus" law, taxpayers must guarantee "incredibly risky" derivatives deals made by the nation's largest banks. Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on October 27, 2014 in a TV ad: "Scott Walker opposed a plan to help Wisconsin students refinance their student loans." Wendy Davis stated on September 30, 2014 in a debate: Greg Abbott has benefitted from "payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a loophole in the law that allows them to charge unlimited rates and fees." Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 15, 2014 in a radio ad: In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million." Katie Pavlich stated on June 18, 2014 in an article on Townhall.com: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "passed a rule giving the agency unprecedented power to shut down businesses, no matter what the reason, at any time it wishes." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet: "Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Elizabeth Warren stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": "Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail." Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on." Louie Gohmert stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit: "Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats." Senate Majority PAC stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says that as a U.S. senator, Scott Brown "delivered for Wall Street, saving big banks $19 billion in taxes." Rick Allen stated on January 10, 2014 in a tweet: U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., does not want to audit the Federal Reserve. Wendy Davis stated on December 30, 2013 in a press release: Payday lenders profit "from the poor by charging 1,000-plus" percent "interest." Senate Conservatives Fund stated on December 9, 2013 in as quoted by Politico: "John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare." James Carville stated on December 8, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance." Michael Turner stated on April 22, 2012 in a news release: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals." Tom Price stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts: Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code. Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest." Rush Holt stated on August 5, 2013 in a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad: "We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas." Jim Hightower stated on May 1, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: Says the U.S. Postal Service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an "operational profit year after year." Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages." Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years." Sherrod Brown stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio. American International Group stated on January 1, 2013 in a TV ad: AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion." People's Majority stated on October 30, 2012 in a TV commercial: "Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash." Betty Sutton stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate: Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech at Politics and Eggs: "On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country." Florida News Flash stated on March 29, 2015 in a website headline: "Suntrust Bank cancels account because company sells guns." Jim Webb stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "The stock market has almost tripled since April of 2009." Mark Pocan stated on December 17, 2014 in an interview: Under the "cromnibus" law, taxpayers must guarantee "incredibly risky" derivatives deals made by the nation's largest banks. Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on October 27, 2014 in a TV ad: "Scott Walker opposed a plan to help Wisconsin students refinance their student loans." Wendy Davis stated on September 30, 2014 in a debate: Greg Abbott has benefitted from "payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a loophole in the law that allows them to charge unlimited rates and fees." Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 15, 2014 in a radio ad: In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million." Katie Pavlich stated on June 18, 2014 in an article on Townhall.com: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "passed a rule giving the agency unprecedented power to shut down businesses, no matter what the reason, at any time it wishes." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet: "Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Elizabeth Warren stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": "Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail." Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on." Louie Gohmert stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit: "Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats." Senate Majority PAC stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says that as a U.S. senator, Scott Brown "delivered for Wall Street, saving big banks $19 billion in taxes." Rick Allen stated on January 10, 2014 in a tweet: U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., does not want to audit the Federal Reserve. Wendy Davis stated on December 30, 2013 in a press release: Payday lenders profit "from the poor by charging 1,000-plus" percent "interest." Senate Conservatives Fund stated on December 9, 2013 in as quoted by Politico: "John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare." James Carville stated on December 8, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance." Michael Turner stated on April 22, 2012 in a news release: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals." Tom Price stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts: Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code. Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest." Rush Holt stated on August 5, 2013 in a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad: "We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas." Jim Hightower stated on May 1, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: Says the U.S. Postal Service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an "operational profit year after year." Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages." Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years." Sherrod Brown stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio. American International Group stated on January 1, 2013 in a TV ad: AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion." People's Majority stated on October 30, 2012 in a TV commercial: "Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash." Betty Sutton stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate: Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech at Politics and Eggs: "On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country."
Florida News Flash stated on March 29, 2015 in a website headline: "Suntrust Bank cancels account because company sells guns."
Jim Webb stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "The stock market has almost tripled since April of 2009."
Mark Pocan stated on December 17, 2014 in an interview: Under the "cromnibus" law, taxpayers must guarantee "incredibly risky" derivatives deals made by the nation's largest banks.
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on October 27, 2014 in a TV ad: "Scott Walker opposed a plan to help Wisconsin students refinance their student loans."
Wendy Davis stated on September 30, 2014 in a debate: Greg Abbott has benefitted from "payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a loophole in the law that allows them to charge unlimited rates and fees."
Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 15, 2014 in a radio ad: In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million."
Katie Pavlich stated on June 18, 2014 in an article on Townhall.com: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "passed a rule giving the agency unprecedented power to shut down businesses, no matter what the reason, at any time it wishes."
Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet: "Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt."
Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates."
Elizabeth Warren stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": "Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail."
Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on."
Louie Gohmert stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit: "Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats."
Senate Majority PAC stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says that as a U.S. senator, Scott Brown "delivered for Wall Street, saving big banks $19 billion in taxes."
Rick Allen stated on January 10, 2014 in a tweet: U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., does not want to audit the Federal Reserve.
Wendy Davis stated on December 30, 2013 in a press release: Payday lenders profit "from the poor by charging 1,000-plus" percent "interest."
Senate Conservatives Fund stated on December 9, 2013 in as quoted by Politico: "John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare."
James Carville stated on December 8, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance."
Michael Turner stated on April 22, 2012 in a news release: Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."
Tom Price stated on August 14, 2013 in Twitter posts: Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code.
Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest."
Rush Holt stated on August 5, 2013 in a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad: "We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."
Jim Hightower stated on May 1, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: Says the U.S. Postal Service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an "operational profit year after year."
Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages."
Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years."
Sherrod Brown stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio.
American International Group stated on January 1, 2013 in a TV ad: AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion."
People's Majority stated on October 30, 2012 in a TV commercial: "Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."
Betty Sutton stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate: Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
