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OCC Again Chooses Interests of Banks Over Consumers and States Consumer, Civil Rights Groups Attack New Proposed Rule Preempting State Consumer Protection Laws

For Immediate Release: May 26, 2011 Contacts: NCLC: Lauren Saunders, 202-452-6252 ext. 105; lsaunders@nclc.org; AFR: John Carey, 202-466-3311; john@financialsecurity.org OCC Again Chooses Interests of Banks Over Consumers and States Consumer, Civil Rights Groups Attack New Proposed Rule Preempting State Consumer Protection Laws Washington, DC−A broad

AFR Statement on Mark-up in House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Mark-up in House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street

AFR Statement on Mark-up of H.R. 1573

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Mark-up of H.R. 1573 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street reform, issued the

AFR Statement on Mark-ups of H.R.1315, H.R. 1121, and H.R. 1667

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Mark-ups of H.R.1315, H.R. 1121, and H.R. 1667 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall

Derivatives Conference Call Briefing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org *** Conference Call Briefing *** WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and bloggers on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM EST *** to discuss

AFR Statement on Efforts to Block Any CFPB Nominee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Efforts to Block Any CFPB Nominee Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street reform,

Consumer Federation of America Press Release: Don’t Handcuff the CFPB

View the press release in pdf form here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: May 4, 2011 Travis Plunkett, 202-939-1004 Jack Gills, 202-737-0766 HOUSE MOVES TO HANDCUFF NEW CONSUMER FINANCIAL AGENCY –Legislation Will Give Discredited Banking Regulators Vast Power to Block Needed Protections– The Consumer Federation of

Consumers Demand a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org Consumers Demand a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Efforts to Handcuff the CFPB in House Subcommittee are Wrong Washington, DC – Today, a House Financial Services subcommittee is considering two pieces of legislation that

Members of Congress Urge AG’s to Consider AFR’s Concerns in Foreclosure Settlement Talks

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 Members of Congress Urge Justice Department and State Attorneys General to Protect Victims of Improper Foreclosures Members request assistance in shielding American consumers from mortgage servicers engaged in fraud around foreclosure crisis FOR IMMEDIATE

AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together