February 2, 2011 Debt Collection Abuses on the Rise During Tough Economic Times Advocates Call For Stronger Protections for Consumers SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An increasing number of consumers are being hounded by debt collectors for unsubstantiated debt, according to a new report issued today
A pay-up and shut-up deal for the banks By Philip Stephens Published: January 31 2011 19:50 | Last updated: January 31 2011 19:50 It is time to make Britain’s banks an offer they cannot refuse. Politicians, regulators and the media promise to shut up about
Halfway to the CFPB: An AFR Progress Report on “Standing Up” the New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Summary: CFPB Implementation Team staff are making significant progress in their efforts to both build an effective agency and be ready to perform required functions by the transfer
Read our PDF Version Here EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO PREVENT AVOIDABLE FORECLOSURES AND BOOST THE ECONOMY Servicers should be required to make cost effective loan modifications and these should include principal reductions. When a loan modification will produce a greater or equal return for an investor
“In-Laws and Outlaws” Remarks of Commissioner Bart Chilton of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to Americans for Financial Reform December 14, 2010 Thanks for the opportunity to be with you today to talk about something I know has been on your minds for a long
Dear Colleagues, The National Community Reinvestment Coalition has filed twenty two fair lending complaints to the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity challenging FHA lenders discriminatory policies and practices that prohibits people of color and credit
View the PDF version here ——————————————————————————————————————————– Americans for Financial Reform 1629 K St NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006 202.466.1885 February 10th. 2011 The Honorable Timothy Geithner Secretary United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 CC: Chairman Gary Gensler,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2011 CONTACT: Ed Mierzwinski Consumer Program Director U.S. Public Interest Research Group Office: 202-546-9707, ext. 314 edm@pirg.org Professor Elizabeth Warren and New Consumer Bureau Launch Website – ConsumerFinance.gov – To Both Talk With and Listen To Consumers WASHINGTON, Feb. 3
For more information contact John Dodds, Philadelphia Unemployment Project 267-975-4706, Lew Finfer, MA Communities Action Network/PICO National Network, 617-470-2912 HUD Confronted on Foreclosure Relief Program Organizations call for action to implement Emergency Homeowner Loan Program – Meet with HUD officials Tuesday Philadelphia, PA – Over
PRESS RELEASE: Financial Speculation Tax Serious Tool for Long-Term Deficit Reduction Tax burden would largely fall on banks and hedge-funds, not everyday taxpayers. ________________________________________ For Immediate Release: January 24, 2011 Contact: Alan Barber, 571-306-2526 Washington, D.C.– A discussion of the budget and future deficits will