AFR Statement on Committee Passage Of Financial Reform Bill Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 200 groups, released the following statement today on Chairman Dodd’s financial reform legislation: Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “We applaud Chairman Dodd
Senator Dodd has released his financial reform proposal. AFR thanks Senator Dodd for taking this important step towards fixing our broken financial system. It has been a year and a half since our economy crashed and the Senate must not wait any longer to act.
This information is courtesy of AFR member Consumer Federation of America. Payday Lending should be covered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau! Payday lending is predatory lending. Loans are extremely expensive, made without determination of ability to repay, trap borrowers in debt, and put a
U.S Senator Robert Menendez 528 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20515 March 22, 2010 Dear Senator Menendez, The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express our strong support for
Americans for Financial Reform Common Cause Public Campaign Public Citizen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC–The Senate Banking Committee will take up legislation today sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to overhaul the nation’s financial regulations amidst record spending on lobbying fees and campaign contributions by
The following materials are specific to the upcoming Call-in Days and corresponding actions on April 26-28. Sample Call-In Days Action Alert Text AFR link to landing page: http://www.affil.org/callin Modifiable State Specific Flier (.doc) *** This flier must be filled in with Senator’s name Coalition Flier
Opinion by Sen. Jon Tester Published in the Billings Gazette March 21, 2010 You’ve probably already seen the ads on TV or heard them on the radio. Out-of-state groups are shelling out millions to sway your opinion on a very important bill I’m working on
The Big Banks and Wall Street drove our economy off a cliff and are notorious for abusing consumers. The question is, which of these outrages is NOT true? Some credit cards charge 79.9% interest There is a new foreclosure every 13 seconds Bankers remove $7
CNBC reported that consumers are almost unanimous about the need for financial reform. The article touched on different activist campaigns that are underway concerning the issue. Also discussed was the resistance coming from organizations such as the American Bankers Association. Americans for Financial Reform was