Letters to the Administration: Letter Urging President Biden to Appoint a New Director for the Office of Financial Research
AFR sent a letter urging President Biden to appoint a new Director for the Office of Financial Research.
Government Category: Advocacy Documents
Letters to Congress: Letter on Upcoming Bills
AFR sent a letter to Congress in support of H.R. 3332, H.R. 4618, H.R. 4619 and H.R. 4620, and in opposition to H.R. 935.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act
AFR joined a letter to the House of Representatives in support of the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act. The bill would restore the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to provide refunds and equitable relief to victims of consumer fraud and deception, and to stop ongoing misconduct in the marketplace.
Letters to Regulators: Letter to FHFA on Duty to Serve
AFREF and MHAction submitted joint comments on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s duty to serve plans and urged the Enterprises to better protect manufactured housing residents from corporate abuses and increase financing opportunities for mission driven owners.
Letters to the Regulators: AFREF Letter to the SEC On Addressing Private Equity’s Abuses
AFREF alongside 14 other signers submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) raising several abuses from the private equity industry and ways the Commission can directly address them
Letters to Regulators: Letter to the Federal Reserve on Access to Fed Master Accounts and Financial Services
AFREF submitted a comment to the Federal Reserve on its “Proposed Guidelines for Evaluating Account and Service Requests” urging the Federal Reserve to limit access to its payments systems to well-regulated and well-supervised depository institutions to safeguard rules that protect consumers, ensure the stability of the payments system, and require community reinvestment.