AFR Memo on a Framework for Complaint-Handling at the CFPB
AFR and the AFR-CFPB Task Force have developed this memo regarding a framework for complaint handling at the CFPB. Click here for a pdf version of the memo.
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NPA and NCRC Urge Frank to Support Community Reinvestment Act
NPA and NCRC delivered a letter signed by more than 260 organizations to Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, urging that he introduce and pass Community Reinvestment Act reform this year. AFR signed on to this letter. Click here to read
Study Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers and Investment Advisers
August 30, 2010 Elizabeth M. Murphy Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 RE: Release No. 34-62577; IA-3058; File No. 4-606 Study Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers and Investment Advisers Dear Secretary Murphy: Americans For Financial Reform (AFR) welcomes the
CT Working Families to Dodd: Support Elizabeth Warren
Connecticut Working Families recently wrote to Senator Dodd, asking him to support Elizabeth Warren as CFPB Director. As you well know, ensuring that these new regulations are aggressively and effectively enforced depends on having the right people in leadership positions in all of the relevant
Job Opening with AFR: Communications Director
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) is seeking a Communications Director. AFR is a coalition of more than 250 consumer, labor, civil rights, senior, community, business, academic, and other groups working together to hold Wall Street accountable and to reform of our financial system so that
Job Opening with AFR – Administrative Manager
Americans for Financial Reform ( AFR ) is seeking an Administrative Manager. AFR is a coalition of more than 250 consumer, labor, civil rights, senior, community, business, academic, and other groups working together to hold Wall Street accountable and to reform of our financial system
NCLC Analyzes the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill
The National Consumer Law Center has just released a special 8 page issue of NCLC REPORTS analyzing the consumer law implications of the just-enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act. The article includes an overview of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as well as
Business Week: Woman Wall Street Hates Most is Right for the Job
Business Week recently published this article, which talks about Elizabeth Warren’s career and why she’s the best candidate to serve as CFPB director: Earlier this month, an industry lobbyist said Warren couldn’t manage the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a fair and balanced way because
Rep. Hodes Presses Obama to Support Warren
In a letter to President Obama, Congressman Paul Hodes (D-NH) recommended Elizabeth Warren to serve as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Hodes says: Middle class Americans need a tough fighter like Dr. Warren to hold the Wall Street banks and credit card
Financial Edge: The Wall Street Reform Act – What You Need to Know
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 the full list): Consumer Safeguards The Act creates a new