AFR sent an opposition letter to HR 3911, which would make currently mandatory inspections of national registered credit ratings agenices (NRSROs) such as Moody’s and Standard and Poors optional. HR 3911 Oppo letter
AFR sent a statement on a House Financial Services Committee hearing reviewing three bills. AFR Statement on 11-3 HFSC Hearing
AFR sent an opposition letter to HR 1585 when it was being considered on the House floor. AFR HR 1585 Opposition Letter
AFR sent the letter below to the House Financial Services Committee urging them to reject nineteen deregulatory bills. AFR Letter Re HFSC 10-11 Markup
“We write to express our grave concerns over [Equifax’s] slow response to the
breach and then its shifting, maddening, and ultimately inadequate response to consumers including
our members, clients and other constituencies. We write with several recommendations for what
Congress should and should not do in response.”
Dear Representative, On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, we are writing to express our opposition to the the appropriations bill for Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) to be considered by the House as Division D of H.R. 3354. Titles IX of Division D
“On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, we are writing to express our opposition to H.R. 3312, the “Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017.” This legislation is a gift to some of the largest banks in the country. The cumbersome regulatory process laid out
“Mr. Otting previously served as the CEO of OneWest from 2010 to 2015. During that time, the bank had a well-documented record of consumer complaints, a questionable response to regulatory inquiries, and executed tens of thousands of foreclosures. “
“In selecting Mr. Quarles, the Trump Administration has reached back to the economic team of the Bush Treasury, where Mr. Quarles served from 2001 to 2006…. Like the rest of the Bush Administration team, Mr. Quarles showed no evidence of being aware of the historic meltdown of the U.S. and global financial sector that was about to occur, or of the significance of the toxic and fraudulent Wall Street activities that were taking place on his watch.”
AFR sent the letter below to the Senate Agriculture Committee urging Senators to oppose the nomination of Christopher Giancarlo for chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. AFR Opposition Letter To Confirmation of J Christopher Giancarlo