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”.
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.
AFR opposes a radical legislation that would put unprecedented new limits on the powers of bank examiners.
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.
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
This memo offers discussion of ten House bills and lists all financial services bills in the House of the 115th Congress that received either 5+ Democratic votes in the Financial Services Committee or one third of Democratic votes on the House floor.
AFR and more than 300 organizations urge members of Congress to oppose any poison pill financial reform policy riders, whether to put the CFPB under the normal Appropriations process, otherwise weaken the authority, structure or independence of the CFPB.
AFR sent a letter urging House members to vote “No” on H.R. 4296—a bill that would tie regulators hands in setting operational risk capital.
Click to view or download PDF version of the letter. S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act,” is a controversial bill that includes dozens of measures that deregulate banks and other financial entities and would harm consumers and the public interest,
Click to view or download PDF version of the letter. S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act,” would be the first major banking bill considered by the full Senate following passage in 2010 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer