Letters to Congress Archives - Page 12 of 48 - Americans for Financial Reform

Letters to Congress: Letter Supporting the Nomination of Rep. Marcia Fudge as the Next HUD Secretary

AFR joined a letter expressing strong support for the nomination of Rep. Marcia Fudge as the next Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The letter cited Rep. Fudge’s stand-out qualifications, her long track record of working across party lines and with a wide range of stakeholders, and her demonstrated lifelong commitment to advancing the civil rights of all people. It urged the Senate to support her prompt confirmation.

Letters to Congress: Joint letter urging opposition to deregulation of Federal securities laws

American families and businesses need an economic response from Congress and the administration that provides real job-creating stimulus, and not just another deregulatory handout to powerful financial interests.

SIGN-ON LETTER: 15 Organizations Support Sen. Brown for Standing Up for Consumers in the Face of Fintech Overreach

Thank you for your strong commitment to opposing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s efforts to help tech companies dodge regulatory oversight, mix commerce and banking activities, and avoid compliance with consumer protection laws.

Letter to Congress: Letter from 92 groups urging inclusion of consumer protections in covid-19 relief

Letter from 92 groups urging Congress to include consumer protections in covid-19 relief.

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Joint Letter: AFR, 55 Orgs Oppose Senate Bill that Fails to Protect Student Borrowers

On July 28, Americans for Financial Reform joined 55 other organizations in submitting a letter to Senate leadership in opposition to the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, released as a part of the HEALS Act. Young Invincibles led this effort with Americans for

Letter to Congress: Letter from over 50 groups in support of mortgage relief in next covid-19 relief package

Letter from over 50 groups urging Senate leadership to include mortgage protections in the next COVID-19 relief package.

Letter to Congress: Seven Groups Urge Chairman Neal to End Surprise Medical Billing

Americans for Financial Reform and six other organizations sent a letter to Chairman Neal urging action to end surprise medical billing.

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Joint Statement: 103 Organizations Agree – Congress Needs to Cancel Student Debt

Today, 103 civil rights, consumer and advocacy organizations and think tanks sent a joint letter to House and Senate leadership, urging them to include student debt cancellation in the next economic stimulus package.

Led by American for Financial Reform, Demos, Center for Responsible Lending and Freedom to Prosper, the letter stresses the ways that if left unaddressed, the student debt trap will deepen our current recession, slow our economic recovery, exacerbate inequality, and deepen a crisis already facing black and brown borrowers and families.

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Sign-on letter: 103 orgs call for canceling student debt to tackle economic fallout

Over 100 organizations sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging them to include student debt cancellation in the next coronavirus package.

Letter to Congress: Joint Letter in Support of Credit Reporting Provisions in HEROES Act

Letter to Congress from 73 groups in support of the credit reporting provisions in the HEROES Act