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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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In Letter to SEC, AFR Urges Accountability for NRSRO’s
November 28, 2010 – 11:16 am

November 5th, 2010
Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman
The Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Dear Ms. Schapiro:
We write on behalf of Americans …

Poll Shows Bipartisan Public Support for Increased Protection of Home Owners
November 16, 2010 – 1:50 pm

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Press Release: Poll Displays Bipartisan Public Support for Increased Protection of Home Owners
November 16, 2010 – 1:25 pm

AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM ISSUES NEW SURVEY SHOWING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REQUIRING LENDERS TO DO MORE TO HELP BORROWERS STAY IN HOMES

Majority of Voters Believe Elected Officials Should Be Tougher On Banks And …

Letter Requesting Withdrawal of Rescission Rule
November 16, 2010 – 12:52 pm

November 16, 2010

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20551

Re:

Withdrawal Request for the Proposed Truth-in-Lending Mortgage Regulations
(FRB Docket No. R-1390)

Dear Board of Governors:

This letter …

What We Need in the Director of the Office of Credit Ratings
November 12, 2010 – 1:09 pm

Faulty credit ratings played a key role in our nation’s financial meltdown, and now we have chance to ensure that that doesn’t happen again. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created the …

AFR Opposes Big Bank Calls for Loopholes in Derivatives Regulation
November 12, 2010 – 12:54 pm

David A. Stawick, Secretary
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20581
Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Interpretation of the Definition of “Commercial Risk”
Dear …