Lauren Saunders, Managing Attorney of the National Consumer Law Center, issued the following statement about the Dodd-Carper deal on preemption which passed the Senate 80-18:
“Senator Dodd and Senator Carper have reached a deal to modify Senator …

OPPOSE SNOWE-PRYOR #3883
GIVES LENDERS SPECIAL INPUT IN RULES
ADDS DELAYS, RED TAPE, AND LITIGATION

SUPPORT LANDRIEU-DODD-KERRY SIDE BY SIDE TO SNOWE-PRYOR
GIVES SMALL BUSINESSES INPUT WITHOUT UNDERMINING CFPB

United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator:
We write to …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 18, 2010
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform is tired of these daily ploys to undermine Wall Street reform. After filibustering the entire bill for days, Republicans led by Sen. Richard …

From the Huffington Post Investigative Fund:
One raw day in early February, Vicki Valentine stood by helplessly as real estate investors snatched her West Baltimore home over what began with an unpaid city water bill of …

May 18, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Re: OPPOSE ENZI 4018 AND ENZI-SHELBY 4073: THEY DON’T PROTECT PRIVACY, AND WOULD SERIOUSLY WEAKEN THE CONSUMER BUREAU
Dear Senator:
We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition …

May 18, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator:
The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express strong support for SA 4059, …