AFR Backs House Members’ Appeal for a New FHFA Director
Americans for Financial Reform applauds today’s letter from 45 House members calling on the White House to nominate a permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Category Archives: Financial Reform News
AFR in the News: One Way to Find Out if Mary Jo White is Tough Enough
Litigation Daily’s Susan Beck nudges the probable next SEC chair to take on the rating agencies and their built-in conflict of interest.
AFR in the News: Cordray Nomination Shows Consumer Bureau Battle Lines Unmoved
While Republicans threaten to once again insist on weakening changes in the CFPB’s governing structure before considering a nominee for director, Richard Cordray may be winning over some elements of the banking world, according to Bloomberg.
AFR Statement on Nomination of Mary Jo White to Chair SEC
“Wall Street special interests have opposed tough rules every step of the way. We need leadership at the SEC that will resist that pressure and move swiftly forward [to] protect the markets and investors.”
AFR Statement on Re-Nomination of Richard Cordray
“The Senate now has a second chance to confirm this commendable nominee. It should.”
AFR in the News: The Road Forward on Financial Reform
Two and a half years after passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, two-thirds of its mandated rules have yet to be issued, and more than a hundred of its deadlines have been missed, writes Mark Gongloff of the Huffington Post. “Meanwhile, no banker has yet gone
AFR Statement on CFPB Mortgage Servicer Rule
“[W]hile the final rule is an improvement over the proposed rule, it does not go far enough to ensure fair treatment of borrowers. We urge the CFPB to immediately consider improvements, both on its own and through the interagency guidance process.”
AFR in the News: No Get Out of Jail Free Card for Unaffordable Loans
AFR Executive Director Lisa Donner talks to NPR about the importance of holding mortgage lenders accountable for unaffordable loans.
At a Crossroads: Lessons from HAMP
A new report from the National Consumer Law Center analyzes the record of the government’s main mortgage modification initiative, and where we go from here.
AFR Statement on CFPB Mortgage Lending Rule
“[P]ortions of today’s rule should have been stronger, and the CFPB has put one very important question on the table for further comment, creating a risk of further slippage.”