Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of The Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act
AFR joined a letter to Congress in support of The Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act.
Category Archives: Letters to Congress
Letters to Congress: Letter Urging Senators and Representatives to Ensure that Civil Rights Enforcement is Prioritized with Increased Funding in the FY 2022 Appropriations Cycle
AFR joined partners to send a letter to Congress urging senators and representatives to ensure that civil rights enforcement is prioritized with increased funding in the FY 2022 appropriations cycle. The letter calls on Congress to double the funding provided to each of the civil rights offices across the federal government so that they are able to adequately respond to complaints of discrimination; proactively ensure compliance with the laws they enforce; provide guidance, regulation, and technical assistance to prevent discrimination; and collect and report data on equal opportunity across all domains of American life.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act
AFR and 68 organizations sent a letter to Congress in support of the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, which would extend the Military Lending Act’s 36% interest rate cap on consumer loans to all Americans.
Letters to Congress: Letter Urging the House to Pass the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act
AFREF joined our partners in a letter urging the House to pass the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act to protect vulnerable consumers from abusive debt collection practices.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 2021
The Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) Language Access Task Force and partner organizations sent a letter to the House Financial Services Committee in support for HR 3009, the Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 2021. LEP borrowers face many challenges that impede their full participation in the consumer marketplace, including, specifically, their ability to obtain and preserve ownership of a home. The Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act will make important strides in improving access to the mortgage market and increasing awareness of the availability of assistance for homeowners who are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, which is especially critical during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Letter to Congress: Small Business Advocacy Organization Support CRA Challenge of OCC “True Lender” Rule
Small business advocacy organizations, representing tens of thousands of affiliated small businesses and the interests of the 30 million small businesses in the country, submitted a letter to Congress expressing strong support for Senate Joint Resolution 15, the Congressional Review Act Resolution to repeal the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s True Lender Rule.
Letters to Congress: Call to Update the FTC’s Enforcement Tools
AFR joined a letter calling on Congress to update the FTC’s enforcement tools under the FTC Act, Section 13(b).
Letters to Congress: AFR Joins Over 300 Organizations From All 50 States to Support CRA Challenge to OCC “Fake Lender” Predatory Lending Rule
AFR joined allies across the country to support the Congressional Review Act challenge to the OCC’s final rule, “National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders,” which would unleash predatory lending in all fifty states by preempting states’ interest rate caps.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Real Estate Valuation Fairness and Improvement Act of 2021
AFR joined a letter to Congress in support of the Real Estate Valuation Fairness and Improvement Act of 2021.
Letters to Congress: Letter Asking for Commitment to Nominating Professionally Diverse Candidates to Federal District Courts
AFR joined a letter to the Senate asking for commitment to supporting President Biden’s goal of nominating professionally diverse candidates for federal district courts by fulfilling his request to recommend public defenders, civil rights lawyers, and public interest lawyers when judicial vacancies occur in their states. The letter explains that if the American public is to maintain faith in our judicial system, it is critical that we restore balance to a bench where former corporate lawyers and prosecutors are so heavily overrepresented.