Micah Hauptman

Consumer Federation of America

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Financial Services Counsel at Consumer Federation of America

Micah Hauptman on KCRW

With a sense of urgency,  President Obama has announced a host of new financial regulations .  His stated goals are to protect retirement accounts, make big corporations pay their…

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