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Chicago is an Economic Machine


Bank of America Near Credit Card Deal With Regulator
By Reuters
on April 03 2014 7:38 PM

An ATM machine at a Bank of America office is pictured in Burbank, California Aug. 19, 2011. Reuters/Fred Prouser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is close to settling with a U.S. consumer regulator over the sale of services sold as add-ons to credit cards, sources familiar with the talks said.

The second-largest U.S. bank said in an August securities filing that it had been in discussions with regulators to address concerns over the sale and marketing of credit card debt cancellation products and identity theft protection services that it offered alongside its credit cards.             

It added that it may be required to repay or provide other relief to consumers and also pay penalties to one or more regulators.             

News of the potential settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, which also said Bank of America could pay more than $800 million to settle the allegations against it. 

Spokesmen for Bank of America and the CFPB declined to comment.             

In recent years, the CFPB has been cracking down on credit-card companies offering payment protection, credit score tracking and other add-on products. Since 2012, Capital One Financial Corp, American Express Co, Discover Financial Services and JPMorgan Chase & Co all have paid fines to resolve allegations of unfair practices related to such products.             

The CFPB is continuing to look at add-on products at other firms as well, one of the sources told Reuters.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Agency tasked with investigating discrimination accused of discrimination (Past Research on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Note: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a bureau for the Federal Reserve System.
Hollister K. Petraeus helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and is married to David H. Petraeus.
David H. Petraeus is married to Hollister K. Petraeus, the KKR Global Institute chairman for KKR & Co. LP, and a friend of John M. Keane.
Kenneth B. Mehlman is a managing director for KKR & Co. LP, and was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for KKR & Co. LP.
Victor H. Fazio Jr. is a senior adviser at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Robert S. Strauss was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a senior adviser at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget was housed at the New America Foundation, and is a paid for staff by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation, the Economic Policy Institute, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Andrew L. Stern is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, was a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.
John M. Keane is a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a friend of David H. Petraeus, and was a senior adviser for KKR & Co. LP.
David H. Petraeus is a friend of John M. Keane, married to Hollister K. Petraeus, and the KKR Global Institute chairman for KKR & Co. LP.
Hollister K. Petraeus is married to David H. Petraeus, and helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a bureau for the Federal Reserve System.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York is a bank for the Federal Reserve System.
James Dimon was a director at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and is the chairman & CEO for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
David M. Cote is a director at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a senior adviser for KKR & Co. LP, a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, and was a director at the JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
Jeb Hensarling is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, and a member of the House Financial Services Committee.
Maxine Waters is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, and a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Xavier Becerra is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is a paid for staff by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, and was housed at the New America Foundation.
William H. Gray III was a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and a director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, the New America Foundation, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
A.W. Clausen was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the chairman & CEO for the Bank of America Corp. (Bailout Company).
Mayer Brown was the lobby firm for the Bank of America Corp. (Bailout Company).
Robert A. Helman is a partner at Mayer Brown, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Geoffrey T. Boisi is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was the vice chairman for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
Ellen V. Futter is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was a director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
James D. Robinson III is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for the American Express Company (Bailout Company).
Joan E. Spero was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the EVP for the American Express Company (Bailout Company).
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, was a director at the American Express Company (Bailout Company), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a managing director for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Joan L. Amble is a director at Booz Allen Hamilton, and was the EVP for the American Express Company (Bailout Company).
Charles O. Rossotti is a director at Booz Allen Hamilton, and was a director at the Bank of America Corp. (Bailout Company).
Robert S. Osborne is the EVP & general counsel for Booz Allen Hamilton, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the American Express Company (Bailout Company), and KKR & Co. LP.
KKR Management LLC is a general partner with KKR & Co. LP.
Robert W. Scully is a director at KKR Management LLC, and was a director at the Bank of America Corp. (Bailout Company).
Edwin L. Artzt was a senior adviser for KKR & Co. LP, and a director at the American Express Company (Bailout Company).
David H. Petraeus is the KKR Global Institute chairman for KKR & Co. LP, a friend of John M. Keane, and married to Hollister K. Petraeus.
John M. Keane was a senior adviser for KKR & Co. LP, is a friend of David H. Petraeus, and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.
James S. Crown is a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
Patrick W. Gross is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the Capital One Financial Corporation.
Jeffrey S. Aronin was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a director at the Discover Financial Services (Bailout Company).
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.
James A. Bell is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
Richard M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior adviser at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
William M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, and the chairman for the Midwest region for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
Glenn F. Tilton is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the chairman for the Midwest region for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Bailout Company).
Walter E. Massey is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the chairman for the Bank of America Corp. (Bailout Company).
Gregory C. Case is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a director at the Discover Financial Services (Bailout Company).
Michael H. Moskow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a director at the Discover Financial Services (Bailout Company), and was the president & CEO for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is a bank in the Federal Reserve System.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a bureau for the Federal Reserve System.
Federal Reserve Board is a board of governors for the Federal Reserve System.
Federal Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board is an advisory board for the Federal Reserve Board.
David W. Nelms is a member of the Federal Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the chairman & CEO for the Discover Financial Services (Bailout Company).
Hollister K. Petraeus helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and is married to David H. Petraeus.
Elizabeth Warren oversaw the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration.
Rahm I. Emanuel was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and is Ari Emanuel’s brother.
Ari Emanuel is Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, and the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.
Tina Fey is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and was the spokesperson for the American Express Company (Bailout Company).
Mellody L. Hobson is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.
Lewis W. Coleman is the president & CFO & director for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and was the CFO for the Bank of America Corp. (Bailout Company).
Walter E. Massey was the chairman for the Bank of America Corp. (Bailout Company), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.















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