The California Reinvestment Coalition released this report (PDF) about subprime lending to communities of color in California.  Here are their key findings:
Lenders saturated California neighborhoods with high-cost and predatory loans:

In 2006, in each city, lenders …

AFR Director Heather Booth has a new column on the Huffinton Post exposing Frank Luntz’s lies about financial reform.  Here’s an excerpt from her post:
Seen this ad from the “Committee for Truth in Politics”? If …

The Main Street Brigade is a rapid response team, nationwide, that can be activated to protect our communities against just this kind of devastation.
Right now, we are ALL vulnerable to the big banks, CEOs and …

To get our economy back on track, we must regulate the financial instruments known as “derivatives.”  Derivatives are traded on Wall Street in secretive “shadow markets.”  These markets need to be brought into the light …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: February 5, 2010
AFR: Dodd Makes Right Call To Move Forward
Dodd’s Leadership Means Accountability for Wall St is Within Reach
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement regarding Senate Banking …

Heather Booth, the Executive Director of Americans for Financial Reform, is now blogging on the Huffington Post.  Click here to read her profile and subscribe to her blog.
This week, she’s talking about the link between …