Category Archives: Letters to Congress

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AFR: Improve the Senate Offer on Consumer Protection Agency

June 23, 2010 Dear House Conferee: While the Senate offer on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is generally good for consumers, there are a number of outstanding issues that need further enhancement.  Our priorities for improving the Senate offer are as follows: Consumer Financial Protection

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AFR to Conference: Retain Strong Senate/Base Text Derivatives Language

June 23, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Retain Strong Senate/Base text Derivatives Language Dear Conferee: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250

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AFR Derivatives Response to the New Democrat Coalition Letter

June 16, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Dear Conferee: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have

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AFR to Conference Committee: Support the Pre-Funded Dissolution Fund

June 15, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Re: Protect Taxpayers by Supporting the House-Passed Pre-Funded  Dissolution Fund Dear Committee members, The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups who

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AFR Opposes Snowe-Pryor #3883; Supports Landrieu-Dodd-Kerry

OPPOSE SNOWE-PRYOR #3883 GIVES LENDERS SPECIAL INPUT IN RULES ADDS DELAYS, RED TAPE, AND LITIGATION SUPPORT LANDRIEU-DODD-KERRY SIDE BY SIDE TO SNOWE-PRYOR GIVES SMALL BUSINESSES INPUT WITHOUT UNDERMINING CFPB United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: We write to urge you to VOTE NO