For too long, the rules of Wall Street have been written by the bankers themselves. This year, that has to change.

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Video: Heidi Montag Says No to Plastic, Yes to the CFPA
March 9, 2010 – 11:11 am | Comments Off

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Heidi Montag knows a thing or two about plastic.  The star of The Hills recently had 10 plastic …

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Police Wall Street

Heads they win, tails we lose! Wall Street gambled with our savings, collected billions, and then left taxpayers to pay the price when the economy went south. We need new rules to keep Wall Street in line. Read more.

Protect our Homes and Neighborhoods

To restore the economy and create jobs, banks must offer good, safe loans to consumers, homeowners and businesses. We need to end the foreclosure crisis and stop people losing their homes, and we need community reinvestment that directs responsible lending to our communities and businesses. Read more.

End Taxpayer Funded Bailouts

No more foxes guarding the chicken coop: banks should not be able to pick their own regulators. And “too big to fail” should be too big to exist. To prevent the next crisis, we need accountable, transparent and democratic regulators to prevent banks from getting too big or acting irresponsibly. Read more.

Create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency

We need this agency to protect us from abusive financial products, just as we have clear rules to prevent the sale of poisonous food, drugs with deadly side effects, and toasters that are likely to explode. Read more.

Hot Policy Topics: An Independent CFPA

The CFPA must be independent – not subject to veto or approval by any prudential regulator or any other person or board. Read why.

Testimony of Julia Gordon before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
January 14, 2010 – 11:37 am

Julia Gordon of the Center for Responsible Lending testified on January 13, 2010 before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
Download her testimony (PDF).

BanksterUSA: Sleepless Nights on Wall Street, Nightmares on Main Street
January 14, 2010 – 11:30 am
BanksterUSA:  Sleepless Nights on Wall Street, Nightmares on Main Street

AFR friend Mary Bottari posted this response to the FCIC hearings at www.Banksterusa.org.
The top bankers that were called to testify before the independent Financial Inquiry Crisis Commission in Washington today touched on the drama of …

Sign the Petition: Tell Senator Dodd to “Dance” with Main Street
January 14, 2010 – 11:22 am
Sign the Petition:  Tell Senator Dodd to “Dance” with Main Street

Sign the petition!
Recently, a financial industry lobbyist said because Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) is retiring, he is now free to “dance with the special interests that brought him to the dance in the first place. …

Messaging for Financial Reform
January 13, 2010 – 9:45 pm
Messaging for Financial Reform

AFR’s CORE MESSAGE

SLOGAN: Hold the Big Banks Accountable

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It’s outrageous that after taking trillions of our tax dollars in bailout money, the big banks are back to business as usual, taking billions …