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 …

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, …

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 …

Congressman Dan Meffei (D-NY) recently spoke up on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and increased consumer protections in a radio interview with the Rochester-based station WXXI.  The report from the interview says:
Maffei was …

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, …

Attorneys General Tom Miller (IA), Lisa Madigan (IL), Richard Blumenthal (CT) and Richard Cordray (OH) addressed the importance of the U.S. Senate passing legislation to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency on a press call …