The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the brainchild of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat. It was created by two other Democrats who have since left Congress, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, as part of a financial reform package bearing their names. (Associated Press)
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