Key Provisions Go a Long Way Preventing Another Financial Crisis

Washington, DC – The historic Wall Street reform legislation passed by the Senate on May 20 will have an impact on Main Street as well …

May 19, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
VOTE WITH SEN. DODD. OPPOSE ALL ATTEMPTS TO KILL THE CFPB BY 1,000 CUTS
Dear Senator:
We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 national, …

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 …

OPPOSE AMENDMENT #3789
Senator Brownback’s Modified Amendment #3789 which provides a special interest carve out for auto dealers, does not protect US military personnel or any other American consumer from the abusive and unscrupulous practices of …

Don’t Take States and AGs Off The Predatory Lending Beat
May 18, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator:
We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, …