AFR-EF submitted comments on the HUD’s Single Family Home Sale Program in support of improved borrower protections for homeowners impacted by FHA note sales. AFR-EF also called on the FHA to change practices that allow private equity and other corporate landlords access to large note pools, highlighting the negative impacts on homeowners and their neighborhoods.
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and the Center for Responsible Lending support the rule to prohibit creditors and consumer reporting agencies from using medical debt information for credit eligibility determinations. The rule is essential to protect families from the negative impacts of medical debt on their health and their finances. But the rule is
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and the Center for Responsible Lending support the rule to prohibit creditors and consumer reporting agencies from using medical debt information for credit eligibility determinations. The rule is essential to protect families from the negative impacts of medical debt on their health and their finances. But the rule is especially important to protect Black, Latine, and other people of color who are more likely to have medical debt burdens.
AFR led a letter signed by 45 environmental justice, energy, consumer, housing, and other organizations urging federal agencies to (1) require consumer protection plans for green lending products across all federal programs, and (2) provide oversight and enforcement around existing consumer protection laws which apply to these products. The letter lays out: Common challenges with green lending
View or download a PDF of the letter here. The Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund today submitted a comment opposing a proposal by the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission that would end annual shareholder meetings for closed-end funds. Closed-end The post Letters to the Regulators: AFREF oppose NYSE/SEC proposal
