Article Archive for December 2009
NPR’s Morning Edition ran this story about the exemption for auto dealers in the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). AFR opposes this exemption, and belives auto dealers should be overseen by the CFPA.
(The CFPA would …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870
DATE: December 8, 2009
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Congressman Ellison, Small Business Owners To Voice Support For Consumer Financial Watchdog
Ahead Of House Vote On Reform Package, Small Businesses …
AFR was mentioned in this article in The Hill. Here is an excerpt:
Financial industry groups are launching a broadside against an amendment to financial overhaul legislation that would empower bankruptcy judges to alter home mortgages.
The …
December 8, 2009
DRAFT 2:30 p.m.
Representative Mike Quigley
U.S. House of Representatives
1319 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Re: NPV Transparency Amendment to H.R. 4173
Dear Representative Quigley:
On behalf of the nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, employee, investor, community …
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
December 8, 2009
RE: HELP MILLIONS OF FAMILIES STAY IN THEIR HOMES …AT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS!
SUPPORT THE CONYERS-TURNER-LOFGREN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4173
Dear Representative:
We write individually and on behalf …
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
December 8, 2009
Dear Representative,
We, the nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights organizations of Americans for Financial Reform, write today to ask you to …