If President Barack Obama had not been in the White House, we would not have the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today.
They turned the bankruptcy courts into collection agencies for credit card companies. That means there's less protection for victims of Katrina.
Albany's changes to the homestead protection are far more important in the long run than Washington's changes to the bankruptcy laws, ... An increase in the state homestead exemption tells families: Keep your home safe; don't keep borrowing against it.