AARP recently commissioned a nationwide survey to understand public opinion on consumer financial protection issues. The results show nearly unanimous support for numerous consumer financial protections.  Click here to read the report.
Here’s an excerpt from …

Comprehensive Reforms Are Only Way to Ensure Stability in the Economy
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement marking the full implementation the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act today.
Ed …

A recent editorial in the New York Times talked about the need for sweeping financial reform in order to effectively deal with the nation’s economic problems, and the hurdles that reform legislation must face as …

Congressman Dan Meffei (D-NY) recently spoke up on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and increased consumer protections in a radio interview with the Rochester-based station WXXI.  The report from the interview says:
Maffei was …

The Seattle Times recently published this article about Senator Maria Cantwell’s work on behalf of consumers against the big banks.  They say:
It’s not hard to find members of Congress channeling voter outrage by railing against …

AFR sent the following letter to Chairman Dodd and other members of the Senate Banking Committee on February 19, 2010:
The Honorable Christopher Dodd
Chairman
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairman Dodd:
The undersigned consumer, civil rights, …