Senator Dodd has released his financial reform proposal. AFR thanks Senator Dodd for taking this important step towards fixing our broken financial system.   It has been a year and a half since our economy crashed …

This information is courtesy of AFR member Consumer Federation of America.
Payday Lending should be covered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!
Payday lending is predatory lending. Loans are extremely expensive, made without determination of ability to …

U.S Senator Robert Menendez
528 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
March 22, 2010
Dear Senator Menendez,
The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to …

Americans for Financial Reform
Common Cause
Public Campaign
Public Citizen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC–The Senate Banking Committee will take up legislation today sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to overhaul the nation’s financial regulations amidst record spending on lobbying …

The following materials are specific to the upcoming Call-in Days and corresponding actions on April 26-28.

Sample Call-In Days Action Alert Text
AFR link to landing page: http://www.affil.org/callin
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Opinion by Sen. Jon Tester
Published in the Billings Gazette
March 21, 2010
You’ve probably already seen the ads on TV or heard them on the radio. Out-of-state groups are shelling out millions to sway your opinion on …