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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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Financial Edge: The Wall Street Reform Act – What You Need to Know
August 19, 2010 – 12:35 pm

The Financial Edge has a bill summary here that gives a good explanation of what the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill will accomplish.  Here’s what they say about the new consumer regulations (visit their website for …

Rulemakings, Reports, and Studies Implementing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
August 18, 2010 – 1:44 pm

Consumer groups developed this document detailing the Rulemakings, Reports, and Studies the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will engage in.
Click here to view this document as a pdf.

Elizabeth Warren News “Rap-up”
August 18, 2010 – 10:54 am

Remember our post about the Main Street Brigade’s rap video about Elizabeth Warren? Well, it’s causing quite a stir. Take a look at all the coverage the video is getting!

CNBC has noticed the video, and …

Valley Community Bank Responds to Dodd-Frank
August 18, 2010 – 10:06 am

In a press release, the mid-sized California bank says the bill succeeded in standing up for Main Street banks: “Washington policymakers understood the difference between Wall Street and Main Street banking when …

No More Kickbacks: New Rules Block Incentives to Rip Off Borrowers on Mortgages
August 18, 2010 – 9:39 am

Full implementation of the Dodd/Frank financial reform bill will create a dramatically fairer mortgage market

Washington, DC – Until now it has been standard practice for many brokers and lenders to get kickbacks for putting …

Counteracting Farmers’ Critique of Wall St Reform
August 16, 2010 – 12:48 pm

In response to last week’s New York Times article “Reap What You Swap” by Minnesota farmer Betty Jensen, IATP wrote a letter to the NYT that has not yet been published. IATP communications director Ben …