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National People’s Action, Senator Durbin Release Devastating Chicago Foreclosure Report
March 16, 2010 – 9:41 am
National People’s Action, Senator Durbin Release Devastating Chicago Foreclosure Report

National People’s Action released the 2009 Chicago Foreclosure report with Senator Durbin yesterday. The report, written by NPA Research Analyst Nick Bianchi, shows that 2009 was the worst year ever for foreclosures in Chicago, …

AFR Statement on Chairman Dodd’s Financial Reform Bill
March 15, 2010 – 2:09 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 200 groups, released the following statement today on Chairman Dodd’s financial reform legislation:
Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “We …

Huffington Post: The Two Rules of Real Financial Reform
March 15, 2010 – 9:18 am

Fight Club fans take note!  AFR Executive Director Heather Booth wrote up the rules of real financial reform for the Huffington Post.  Here are first few:
The first rule of real financial reform is that you …

President Obama Refocuses on Foreclosure Prevention
March 5, 2010 – 11:15 am

A recent editorial in the New York Times talked about new steps that President Obama has authorized to deal with the needs of homeowners dealing with foreclosures, especially unemployed homeowners and those with underwater mortgages.  …