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
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
May 18, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 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 SA 4059, the Senate Agriculture Committee’s proposed change
OPPOSE AMENDMENT #3789 Senator Brownback’s Modified Amendment #3789 which provides a special interest carve out for auto dealers, does not protect US military personnel or any other American consumer from the abusive and unscrupulous practices of some auto dealers. The auto dealer exemption, as now
Don’t Take States and AGs Off The Predatory Lending Beat May 18, 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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2010 Poll Results Warn Senators: Hold Fraudsters Accountable CLICK HERE FOR POLL: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS UNLIKELY TO VOTE FOR SENATORS WHO OPPOSE AMENDMENT TO FINANCIAL REFORM BILL TO HOLD KNOWING FRAUD AIDERS AND ABETTORS ACCOUNTABLE TO INVESTORS
Over two-thirds (68%) of the likely general election voters in 2010 who were surveyed nation-wide would be less likely to vote to reelect their U.S. Senator if he/she votes against a proposed amendment to the Financial Reform Bill currently under consideration by the U.S. Senate,
Today, hundreds of protesters gathered on K Street in Washington, D.C. to raise their voices in favor of financial reform. By taking the fight to the stomping ground of Wall Street’s lobbyists in the capital, these activists made a statement about the power of the
Just how much has the financial crisis cost America? Our friends at the Center for Media and Democracy and the Progressive Ideas Network have been keeping track. Their result is below, and will be updated as new numbers are available. To learn more about the
Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support Cantwell McCain #3884 which restores the Glass-Steagall Act’s key safeguards Dear Senator, The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform write you today to convey