This article was originally published to a blog which has been decommissioned. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of the United States educates consumers about financial options, enforces federal consumer financial laws, and conducts studies to “better understand consumers, financial services providers, and consumer financial markets.” Consumers can submit complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about financial…

This article was originally published to a blog which has been decommissioned. The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has provided budgetary open data for public use that is accessible through WhiteHouse.gov and Data.gov.  The data set covers 40 years of history going back to 1976.  One of the great benefits of modern software is that anyone with a…