Auto Dealers Try To Steer Clear Of New Regulations

by Audie Cornish, NPR

In financial regulatory bills in Congress, some lawamakers are proposing a consumer financial protection agency. Only one constituency has made headway against it: auto dealers. The House bill carves them out from under the scrutiny of the proposed lending watchdog. An amendment pending in the Senate would do the same. It's one of several such measures aimed at taming the watchdog.

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• Morning Edition, May 19, 2010