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Fact Sheet: Auto Dealers are Lenders

Car Dealers Are Lenders/Creditors When the Consumer Gets both the Car and the Financing from the Dealer See this PDF for an example of a car loan. For the millions of consumers who get both the vehicle and financing at the dealership, auto dealers are “creditors.”

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Roll Call: Consumer Group Lays Out Financial Reform Strategy

Roll Call reported on AFR’s positions on the Senate financial reform bill: The consumer-backed Americans for Financial Reform laid out its amendment strategy Tuesday, saying it intends to strengthen provisions in the Senate financial regulatory reform bill while defending against Wall Street’s attempts to weaken

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DRV Cantwell Market Manipulation LOS

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 May 4, 2010 Re: Cantwell Amendment 3786 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 authorizing CFTC to effectively enforce manipulation of derivatives markets Dear Senator: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members

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CFPA Vitter Unbanked

May 4, 2010 United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 RE: OPPOSE the Vitter-DeMint amendment (S. 3739), which proposes to strike Title XII Improving Access to Mainstream Financial Institutions, from the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S. 3217). Dear United States Senators: We, the

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AFR Supports Brown Amendment #104

The Honorable Chairman Dodd Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 March 22, 2010 Dear Chairman Dodd: The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) would like to

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AFR Supports a Strong Role for AGs, States in S. 3217

Senator Christopher Dodd United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support Attorney General Enforcement and a Strong Role for States in S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act Dear Senator Dodd, As you continue efforts to improve and achieve bipartisan support for S. 3217, the Restoring