May 13, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Oppose Amendment #4110 to Replace Sec. 716 Derivatives Anti-Bailout Provision with a Study Dear Senator, The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express strong support for Section 716 (“Prohibition Against
OPPOSE SNOWE-PRYOR #3883 REGULATORY “FLEXIBILITY” ACT ADDS DELAYS AND RED TAPE, ENCOURAGES WASTEFUL LITIGATION Senator May 19, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial industry.
Lauren Saunders, Managing Attorney of the National Consumer Law Center, issued the following statement about the Dodd-Carper deal on preemption which passed the Senate 80-18: “Senator Dodd and Senator Carper have reached a deal to modify Senator Carper’s amendment #3949 on the role of states in protecting consumers under the Wall Street reform bill. The deal compromises
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform is tired of these daily ploys to undermine Wall Street reform. After filibustering the entire bill for days, Republicans led by Sen. Richard Shelby appear to be back at it again, blocking any strengthening amendments in a pattern to prevent a
From the Huffington Post Investigative Fund: One raw day in early February, Vicki Valentine stood by helplessly as real estate investors snatched her West Baltimore home over what began with an unpaid city water bill of $362. Valentine lost the property after the city sold her debt to investors through a contentious and byzantine legal
May 18, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: OPPOSE ENZI 4018 AND ENZI-SHELBY 4073: THEY DON’T PROTECT PRIVACY, AND WOULD SERIOUSLY WEAKEN THE CONSUMER BUREAU Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the