At a Crossroads: Lessons from HAMP
A new report from the National Consumer Law Center analyzes the record of the government’s main mortgage modification initiative, and where we go from here.
Category Archives: Publications
HR 2827 & S 3620 – Municipalities & Taxpayers Beware!
The Dodd-Frank Act sought to protect municipalities and taxpayers against exploitative Wall Street financing deals. Now there are moves afoot to take back some of that promised protection.
WHERE THEY STAND ON FINANCIAL REFORM: Votes Cast and Measures Proposed in the 112th Congress
This new report (from the AFR Activism Fund) tracks a stream of efforts by members of the current Congress to undermine one of the major acts of the last Congress: the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Since Dodd-Frank, Wall Street interests have lobbied to roll back
Cost of the Crisis: Taking Stock on the Fourth Anniversary of the Financial Meltdown
Four years after the Lehman collapse, a new AFR Briefing Paper surveys the damage .
AFR Briefing Memo: The Volcker Rule and Market Liquidity
The Volcker Rule and Market Liquidity The Volcker Rule will restrict banks’ ability to speculate in financial markets. Recently, critics of the rule have claimed that it will lead to declines in market liquidity that will have serious economic effects. A new industry-funded study from
Poll Results Warn Senators: Hold Fraudsters Accountable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2010 Poll Results Warn Senators: Hold Fraudsters Accountable CLICK HERE FOR POLL: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS UNLIKELY TO VOTE FOR SENATORS WHO OPPOSE AMENDMENT TO FINANCIAL REFORM BILL TO HOLD KNOWING FRAUD AIDERS AND ABETTORS ACCOUNTABLE TO INVESTORS
Why Small Business Supports Wall Street Reform
STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201 www.scsbc.org Statement of Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. April 21, 2010. Press conference with Senators Richard Durbin, Jack Reed and
National Bank Regulator Lets Unsafe Practices Flourish; Are Banks the New Face of Payday Lending?
From AFR Coalition Member The Center for Responsible Lending A key federal regulator for years has let national banks engage in lending practices that the regulator itself admits harm consumers and lenders, according to two new reports from the Center for Responsible Lending. For the