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National Bank Regulator Lets Unsafe Practices Flourish; Are Banks the New Face of Payday Lending?
February 25, 2010 – 2:37 pm

From AFR Coalition Member
The Center for Responsible Lending
A key federal regulator for years has let national banks engage in lending practices that the regulator itself admits harm consumers and lenders, according to two new reports …

AFR: Strong And Independent CFPA Central To Real Financial Reform
February 25, 2010 – 2:09 pm

Senate and Administration Cannot Let Big Bank Lobbyists Win
By Stripping Out Or Watering Down CFPA
Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 200 national, state and local consumer, labor, investor, civil rights, community, …

AFR Strongly Supports an Independent CFPA
February 22, 2010 – 9:57 am

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, …