DOJ Must Investigate Rocket’s Post-Corporate Pardon Acquisition Spree
April 1, 2025 – In response to news that Rocket Companies, America’s largest mortgage lender which also has its hand in other aspects of the homebuying business, is acquiring Mr. Cooper Group, America’s largest mortgage servicer, for $9.4 billion—just three weeks after Rocket entered an agreement to buy real estate brokerage and listing platform Redfin for $1.75 billion, and one month after the Trump Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a lawsuit against Rocket for paying illegal kickbacks to real estate brokers who steer homebuyers to Rocket for loans—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Congressional Republicans Just Handed Wall Street a License to Exploit Struggling Americans
March 27, 2025 – Following news that the United States Senate has voted 52-48 to roll back a critical consumer protection from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would cap exploitative overdraft fees—an effort led by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. French Hill (R-AR-02)—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Colorado State Senate on Passage of Junk Fees Legislation
March 26, 2025 – Following news that the Colorado State Senate has advanced anti-junk fee legislative bill HB 25-1090 by a 22-12 vote, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
If the Pentagon Hands Boeing $50 Billion, Taxpayers Should Own the IP
March 25, 2025 – Following reports the Pentagon has selected Boeing—which is currently seeking to rescind a guilty plea agreement in a case over its role in two deadly plane crashes in 2018 and 2019—for a $50 billion contract to build the next generation of the military’s fighter jets, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Trump’s Attempted Firing of Two Sitting FTC Commissioners is Blatantly Illegal
March 18, 2025 – Following reports that Donald Trump attempted to remove Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, the only two Democratic Commissioners at the agency, without cause or reason, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.