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No More Kickbacks: New Rules Block Incentives to Rip Off Borrowers on Mortgages
August 18, 2010 – 9:39 am

Full implementation of the Dodd/Frank financial reform bill will create a dramatically fairer mortgage market

Washington, DC – Until now it has been standard practice for many brokers and lenders to get kickbacks for putting …

Post Passage Lobbying Statistics
August 2, 2010 – 1:38 pm

The Financial Reform and Consumer Protection bill has been signed into law, but that doesn’t mean that the big banks are slowing down their fight to prevent reforms.  Check out the latest lobbying numbers and …

Financial Reform Timeline
July 28, 2010 – 10:56 am

AFR Timeline
June 2009 Administration releases White Paper on Financial Reform
July 2009 First AFR Meeting
July 28, 2009 House Financial Services Committee passes Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act (HR. 3269) 40-28
July 31, 2009 …

Text of the Financial Reform Bill
June 29, 2010 – 8:53 am

Compiled below is the text of the financial reform bill from THOMAS as of the morning of June 29, 2010.
HR 4173 – Title I (Financial Stability)
HR 4173 – Title II (ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AUTHORITY)
HR 4173 – …

AFR Cheers on the New Law of the Land As a Win for All Americans
June 28, 2010 – 8:47 am
AFR Cheers on the New Law of the Land As a Win for All Americans

The Wall Street reform legislation is a victory for the American people and a defeat for those who defended the status quo.
The bill was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010.
Read our …

Support for Passage of Dodd-Frank Compromise
June 27, 2010 – 9:09 am

June 27, 2010
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Re: Support for Passage of the Dodd/Frank Reform Compromise
Dear Representatives:
Americans for Financial Reform applauds Congress, especially Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank,  for moving forward …