Analysis of Senate Version of National Bank Preemption Provision (pdf)
Preemption-Analysis of Senate provision
NCLC Fact Sheet on the Need for AG Enforcement (pdf)
CFPA AG Enforcement
Racial Disparities in Auto Lending: A State-by-State Reminder Why Auto Dealers Must Be Subject to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Oppose the Brownback amendment to exempt auto dealers from the CFPB. Data from several nationwide cases against the major auto lenders settled by the National Consumer Law Center and co-counsel from 2003 to 2007 showed widespread racial disparities, unrelated to credit risk, in the markups added by
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.”
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
AFR Details How to Keep Wall Street Reform Bill Strong
Americans for Financial Reform Detail How to Keep Wall Street Reform Bill Strong **Audio of Call Available Here** Washington, DC – As the Senate considers amendments to the Wall Street accountability bill, Americans for Financial Reform detailed which of those amendments will strengthen the bill
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
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
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