On Tuesday, we hosted a successful webinar with Professor Elizabeth Warren, AFR Director Heather Booth, and Americans for Fairness in Lending. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for this exciting online event! We had a great conversation and had tons of thoughtful
Tell the Chamber of Commerce and the Big Banks to stop lying about the CFPA! A new website is “declaring war” on the Chamber of Commerce, which has been spreading lies about the CFPA. Watch the video and visit the site!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Advocates take advantage of Congressional recess to push for financial reform Washington, DC – Over this Congressional recess, Americans for Financial Reform, made up of more than 250 national, state and local consumer, labor, investor, civil rights, community, small business and senior citizen organizations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The so-called $50 billion “bailout slush fund” would force big banks to pay not taxpayers Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform denounces the misstatements by opponents of reform – including Senators Shelby and DeMint – that have been spreading surrounding a measure in the Senate financial
Elizabeth Warren wrote this piece in Politico. Here is an excerpt: Banks or families? For almost a year, the big banks and the American Bankers Association have presented that choice to Congress. Lobbyists argue that meaningful consumer protection will jeopardize the safety and soundness of
Tuesday, April 6 4:00 – 4:45 pm Eastern time AFR is hosting a special online discussion with Professor Elizabeth Warren and AFR Director Heather Booth for the general public. Sign up here! Find out about reform efforts in Congress—including the Senate bill currently being debated,
The Senate passed and the President signed into law a bill which will eliminate the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) student lending program. Instead, all government loans will use the “Direct” lending program. AFFIL applauds this change, as it will eliminate the subsidies to the
Listen to AFR Director Heather Booth discuss financial reform, the causes of the economic crisis, and how to get involved in the fight to rein in the big banks here. Heather’s portion begins around 19:30.
For Immediate Release March 31, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 200 groups, called upon Congress to support the “Financial Crisis of 2008 Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2009” authored by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH). The bill is
The Honorable Marcy Kaptur United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 March 31, 2010 Dear Representative Kaptur: We are writing in support of H.R. 3995, the “Financial Crisis of 2008 Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2009,” authored by Representative Marcy Kaptur. In the