FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: March 2, 2011
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
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Proposed Funding Cuts Put Consumer Protections and Economy in Peril
Durbin, small business leader join AFR in opposing CFPB cuts that would not subtract a …

Americans for Financial Reform supported H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which will provide much-needed financial regulations and calls for the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  Read …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: December 11, 2009

House Advances Financial Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Agency
A Major Step for American Families

Washington, D.C. – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement upon passage of …

AFR, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and many other groups signed the following letter to members of the House of Representatives regarding the Walt Minnick amendment to H.R. 4173.
Download this letter as a PDF.
Protect …

Americans for Financial Reform is supporting H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
The need for this legislation could not be more obvious. Years of deregulation have produced a financial system …