Testimony: Elyse Hicks, AFREF’s Consumer Policy Counsel, Testifies at ED’s Negotiated Rulemaking
AFREF’s Consumer Policy Counsel Elyse Hicks testified at the Education Department’s negotiated rulemaking.
Category Archives: Letters to Regulators
Letters to Regulators: Comment Letter on DOJ’s Consideration of Whether to Strengthen the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review
AFREF sent a letter commenting on the U.S. Department of Justice’s consideration of whether to strengthen the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review.
Letters to Regulators: 100+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Aid Millions of Student Loan Borrowers with Overdue Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Reforms
AFREF joined over 100 organizations in a letter urging the Department of Education to implement Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) reforms through the creation of an IDR waiver.
Letters to Regulators: Letter Urging the FDIC to Stop Permitting its Supervised Institutions to Front for Predatory Lenders Evading State Interest Rate Limits
AFREF and 14 allies sent a letter urging the FDIC to stop permitting its supervised institutions to front for predatory lenders evading state interest rate limits.
Letters to Regulators: Letter Opposing Figure Bank’s Application for a Charter
AFREF joined a letter opposing the online lender Figure Bank’s application for a charter.
Letters to Regulators: Letter Commenting on HUD’s Proposed Defect Taxonomy for Servicing Loan Reviews
AFREF joined a letter commenting on HUD’s proposed Defect Taxonomy for Servicing Loan Reviews.
Letters to Regulators: Letter to Secretary Yellen on Restoring FSOC’s Ability to Fully Execute its Authority Under Dodd Frank
AFREF and 30 allies sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen urging her to prioritize restoring FSOC’s ability to fully execute its authority under Dodd-Frank by repealing the SIFI 2019 guidance; developing a data strategy for OFR; and using the statutory authority given in Title I of Dodd-Frank to apply a racial equity lens when designating a non-bank financial company as a SIFI.
Letters to Regulators: Comment Letter on NCUA 2022-2026 Draft Strategic Plan
AFREF submitted comments to the National Credit Union Administration on its strategic plan for 2022-26, urging further incorporation and consideration of climate change, environmental, economic, and racial justice within its strategic goals and regulatory agenda.
Letters to Regulators: Comment Letter in Response to CFPB’s Request for Comment on HMDA Data
AFREF joined a letter in response to the CFPB’s request for comment on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data.
Letters to Regulators: Letters to Agencies on Pausing Foreclosures When There is a HAF Application in Progress
AFREF joined two letters, one to the CFPB and one to HUD, FHFA, VA and USDA, both calling on the agencies to halt foreclosure for 60 days when a homeowner has submitted an application for HAF funds and the servicer has been notified by the HAF administrator.