LETTERS AND STATEMENTS

• AFR Letter of opposition to Senator Crapo’s amendment on Operation Choke Point (5/21/15)
• House Testimony by Lauren Saunders (5/19/15)
• AFR and 25 National and State groups oppose S. 477, which would restrict DOJ and regulator efforts to prevent fraud and money laundering (4/27/15)
• AFR and 25 National and State groups oppose H.R. 766 and H.R. 1413, which would restrict DOJ and regulator efforts to prevent fraud and money laundering (4/27/15)
• House testimony by Lauren Saunders (7/15/14)
• AFR and More Than 30 Organizations Support Efforts to Fight Payment Fraud (7/15/14)
• Joint letter of support for Operation Choke Point (6/18/14)
• Lawmakers Back DOJ Crackdown on Illegal Use of Bank Payment Systems (AFR statement, 2/26/14)

ARTICLES AND OP EDS

• Operation Choke Point: Payday Lending, Porn Stars, and the ACH System (Adam Levitin, Credit Slips, 7/15/14)
• Choking Illegal Payments Helps Everyone (Lauren Saunders, The Hill, 7/9/14)
• The Outrageous Crusade Against Operation Choke Point (Jim Lardner, US News, 7/2/14)

BACKGROUND MATERIALS

• The Role of Payment Processors and Originating Banks in Facilitating Illegal Payments (presentation by NCLC, CFA, and Langer, Krogan & Diver, 5/21/14)
• What is Operation Choke Point? Stopping Banks from Helping Scammers Raid Your Bank Account (National Consumer Law Center, 5/2015)