Letters to Regulators: AFR Education Fund submitted comment on proposed revisions to Volcker Rule.
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Government Category: Advocacy Documents
Letters to Regulators: Letter Urging the CFPB to Initiate the Rulemaking Process to Implement Section 307 in the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
AFR joined a letter urging the CFPB to expeditiously initiate the rulemaking process to implement Section 307 in the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 115-174).
Joint Letter: AFL-CIO and Americans for Financial Reform sent a letter to the Senate opposing S. 488
October 11, 2018 AFL-CIO and Americans for Financial Reform wrote a letter to the Senate to state opposition to S. 488 (the so-called “JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018”) which has been passed by the House of Representatives. Many industry lobbyists are pressing for adoption of some or all of this legislation by the
Joint Letter: Group Of 13 Organizations Sent a Letter Opposing Eric Dreiband’s Nomination as Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice
AFR and 12 organizations opposed the nomination of Eric Dreiband to serve as the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.
Letters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB in Opposition to Trial Disclosure Programs
AFR joined a letter to the CFPB opposing their proposed policy to encourage trial disclosure programs.
Letter To Regulators: Civil Rights, Consumer Groups Seek Blankenstein Ouster from CFPB
We, the undersigned organizations, call on you to abandon your proposed reorganization of the
Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity, and to remove Mr. Eric Blankenstein from having
any involvement in the Bureau’s oversight and enforcement of antidiscrimination laws. We have
long voiced strong concerns about your plans to relocate the Office of Fair Lending, and our
concerns have grown even stronger in light of the shocking revelations about Mr. Blankenstein’s
writings on issues of race.