Comprehensive Reforms Are Only Way to Ensure Stability in the Economy
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement marking the full implementation the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act today.
Ed …

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) partnered with the Center for Community Capital (CCC) at the University of North Carolina to produce their recent report titled The Foreclosure Generation: The Long-Term Impact of the …

The News Observer reports that the NC Secretary of State, Elaine Marshall, dropped off a petition with 2,500 signatures supporting financial reforms to the office of Republican Senator Richard Burr.  Marshall will be running against …

Heather Booth, AFR’s Executive Director, was quoted in this Washington Post article.  Here is an excerpt:
Heather Booth, executive director of Americans for Financial Reform, said that the advocacy campaign has reached a critical moment and …

Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) has been working with the state government to help prevent foreclosures and protect consumers.  The importance of this fight and the work done by this group was recently …

The California Reinvestment Coalition released this report (PDF) about subprime lending to communities of color in California.  Here are their key findings:
Lenders saturated California neighborhoods with high-cost and predatory loans:

In 2006, in each city, lenders …