President @TCFdotorg. Former: @cfpb, @usedgov, VP of Research @rooseveltinst, policy for team @ewarren.
Joined June 2010
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10 Feb 2025
In just the week before Trump took power, CFPB:
- ordered Equifax to pay $15M
- ordered a major auto lender to return $10M to customers
- ordered CashApp to refund $120M to customers
- sued Capital One for cheating people out of interest payments
This week it's closed.
9 Feb 2025
NEW: CFPB employees were just abruptly informed that the watchdog agency's DC headquarters will be closed this week.
The email, obtained by @CNN, did not explain a reason for the sudden closure.
This comes days after Elon Musk tweeted out: “CFPB RIP” with a tombstone emoji.
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There’s no wrong time to talk about the popularity of affordable childcare, but in honor of Matt Yglesias’s particularly bad take on the topic, today seems like a good day to remind us all that free childcare is very popular, even among non-college/working class people
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Julie Margetta Morgan retweeted
Jun 2
A school district in Oregon is spending about $30,000 a week on fuel for buses — $6,400 more per order than in February.
Some schools might have to cut staff just to keep up with their energy bills.
Trump's policies are costing families.
The war with Iran is costing American families tens of billions in energy costs, but that's not the only way communities are paying for this reckless war. Higher energy costs are affecting public schools too, and driving up taxpayers' burdens. 🧵
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Julie Margetta Morgan retweeted
May 28
This is stunning.
Personal savings rate April 2025: 5.5%
Personal savings rate April 2026: 2.6%
That's a sharp plunge.
It underscores how squeezed Americans are right now with higher prices and incomes not keeping up.
Maybe you can explain some of this away by Baby Boomers retiring, but not all of it.
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Julie Margetta Morgan retweeted
May 26
Mass. rideshare drivers just became first in nation to unionize after yearslong push trib.al/sv2eSM0
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Blown away by the thoughts and ideas, and commitment to making NYC affordable from @JulieSuLabor @ManhattanDA @HarveyforNY @lorelei_salas33 @WBerkmanBreen and so many others who joined us today to discuss our new #AffordableNYCNow project with @TCFdotorg!
protectborrowers.org/resourc…
ALT Photo of Winston Berkman-Breen and Lorelei Salas of Protect Borrowers and TCF, CM Harvey Epstein, DA Alvin Bragg, at #AffordableNYCNow event
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The war with Iran is costing American families tens of billions in energy costs, but that's not the only way communities are paying for this reckless war. Higher energy costs are affecting public schools too, and driving up taxpayers' burdens. 🧵
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States won't be able to fill all the gaps schools face from higher energy costs - they're already covering too many gaps created by reckless Trump policies. These rising costs are going to mean fewer teachers in the classroom and fewer opportunities for students. 5/
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We need an end to this war, and a federal government that actually cares what happens in our schools. Read my full piece in @thehill on how rising energy costs are hurting public schools: thehill.com/opinion/5889402-…
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What a great event! It was so inspiring to see @JulieSuLabor @ManhattanDA and @HarveyforNY in the @TCFdotorg offices, speaking to advocates and experts about using the city's authorities to improve the lives of average New Yorkers.
May 21
Today @BorrowerJustice @TCFdotorg launched Affordable NYC Now-- bringing together an incredible set of experts and advocates to develop a new economic agenda for NYC.
We're thrilled to be joined by @JulieSuLabor @AlvinBraggNYC @Harvey4council today to talk about whats next!
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Great thread from @AngelaHanks on what's really going on in American higher education, despite the elite obsession over Harvard
May 21
Finally, a solution to society's biggest problem*
*Grade inflation at Harvard.
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Want to understand why New Yorkers are so worried about affordability and so ready for change? Check out these maps.
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In many outer-borough neighborhoods, average credit card payments have gone up by more than 50% since 2018.
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The Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers paired up to make sure this quiet crisis of debt happening across the city gets the attention it deserves -- and we're partnering with advocates across NYC to fix it once and for all. Read more here tcf.org/content/report/affor…
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Julie Margetta Morgan retweeted
May 21
Before you fire up the grill this Memorial Day weekend, learn about how Trump’s tariffs are jacking up the cost of the corn and bratwurst on your plate.
(Spoiler: you’ll probably have to shell out more than you budgeted for your cookout.)
ALT Infographic titled "Grilling Americans' Wallets: Price Hikes on Popular Memorial Day Staples," published by The Century Foundation and Groundwork Collaborative. A table compares 2025 and 2026 prices for 13 common Memorial Day items. Yellow corn (6 ears) saw the steepest increase at 98%, rising from $2.97 to $5.90. Apple pie (store bakery) increased 37% to $7.62. Johnsonville Bratwursts rose 28% to $4.79. Key lime pie (store bakery) increased 24% to $10.99. Tomatoes, ground beef (1lb), and disposable plasticware each increased around 20%. Martin's Rolls, iceberg lettuce, seedless watermelon (15lb), Coca-Cola (1 case), Ketchup (Kraft Heinz), and hot dogs (Kraft Beef) rose between 12% and 19%. The footer reads: "For more common summer items and methodology, visit go.tcf.org/MemorialDay."
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Julie Margetta Morgan retweeted
May 20
This is a bad idea for all the reasons I’ve explicated re the Democrats pushing the same idea, but listening to this it’s pretty clear that Bezos just fundamentally doesn’t really understand tax policy.
May 20
Jeff Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay zero federal income tax.
He cited a nurse in Queens making ~$75K and paying ~$12K in taxes saying “we shouldn’t be asking this nurse in Queens to send money to Washington.”
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Julie Margetta Morgan retweeted
May 21
80 percent of Democratic voters want to tear down our economic system.
Two-thirds want candidates who go after corporate monopolies.
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The cost of cookout staples like burgers, hot dogs and watermelon is up an average of 13% vs this time last year. Some goods like corn are up as high as 98%
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