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AFR Press Statement: President Obama’s Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray
January 4, 2012 – 11:02 am | Comments Off

Consumers won today when President Obama defied Wall Street interests to make a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Obama stood with consumers and families in making this crucial decision.

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New Poll Details Support for Financial Reform
August 2, 2011 – 8:28 am

See a detailed slide show of the results of the poll sponsored by AFR, AARP and CRL showing broad support for financial reform here.

This Week in Wall Street Reform
July 29, 2011 – 2:08 pm

Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – July 23, 2011 – July 29, 2011.

Sen. Brown (D-OH) Supports Nomination of Richard Cordray to head CFPB
July 26, 2011 – 9:29 am

Senator Brown’s remarks are below:
 
Mr. BROWN of Ohio: Madam President, as we debate the best way to get our fiscal house in order, we must avoid, first of all, defaulting on our obligations while also …

Financial Regulation Lags After Dodd-Frank
July 25, 2011 – 2:35 pm

Financial Regulation Lags After Dodd-Frank
Fox Business
July 25, 2011
– Several new financial regulations that cover the mortgage market, the epicenter of the financial crisis, were among the first to undergo rule-making. Mortgage originators now must make …

Financial Reform, One Year Later
July 25, 2011 – 2:33 pm

Financial Reform, One Year Later
Michael Krasny (KQED – San Francisco)
July 25, 2011
―Lax investment regulations and bad home loans are blamed for sparking the nation’s deepest recession in decades. In response, lawmakers Barney Frank, Chris Dodd …

AFR to Fed: QM Comment Letter
July 25, 2011 – 8:59 am

Read our letter regarding the Fed’s proposed changes to the Truth in Lending Act here.