Letters to Congress: AFR urges opposition to HR 4293 in order to defend effective regulation of big banks
AFR sent a letter to Congress opposing a bill that would severely weaken stress testing–a key element of bank supervision and oversight.
Category Archives: Letters to Congress
Letter to Congress: AFR Opposes Six Bills in 3/21 House Financial Services Committee Markup
AFR sent a letter opposing six bills — HR 4659, HR 4790, HR 4861, HR 5051, HR 5082, and HR 5323 — being voted on in the March 21st House Financial Services Committee markup. These bills would endanger both consumer and systemic risk protections. AFR
Letter to Congress: Oppose HR 4566
AFR sent a letter to the House opposing passage of HR 4566, which would eliminate stress testing of non-banks under Title 1 of the Dodd-Frank Act AFR floor oppo letter HR 4566
Letters to Congress: AFR Urges Opposition to H.R. 1116 — A Dangerous Bill Weakening Effective Protections for Consumers and the U.S. Economy
AFR sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote in opposition to H.R. 1116, the “Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017.”
Letters to Congress: AFR Urges Opposition to H.R. 4545 — A Bill Setting Unprecedented Limits on Bank Examiners
AFR sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote in opposition to H.R. 4545, the so-called “Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act.”
Letters to Congress: AFR Urges Opposition to H.R. 4263 — A Bill Undermining Transparency and Investor Protections in Capital Markets
AFR sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote in opposition to H.R. 4263, the “Regulation A+ Improvement Act”.
Letters to Congress: AFR urges vote against Senator Crapo’s substitute amendment to S.2155
AFR sent a letter to Senators urging them to vote against Senator Crapo’s substitute amendment to S.2155, which would increase systemic risk by deregulating large banks, expose home buyers to increased risk of predatory lending, and weaken protections against racial discrimination in credit markets.
Letters to Congress: AFR Opposition Letter to Moran Amendment 2140 — A Radical Attack on Bank Supervision
AFR opposes a radical legislation that would put unprecedented new limits on the powers of bank examiners.
Letters to Congress: Protect the U.S. Economy — Vote For Sen. Brown Amendment No. 2080 on Foreign Banks
AFR supports Sen. Brown’s amendment that would guarantee that enhanced prudential safeguards remain in place at the U.S. operations of foreign mega-banks.
Letter to Congress: AFR Opposes S 2155
AFR sent a letter to the Senate opposing S 2155, a bill that would undermine financial protections established in the wake of the 2008 crisis. AFR Floor Opposition Letter to S 2155