Recording of May 6 Press Call
Americans for Financial Reform and our 250 coalition partners applaud the Senate for rejecting – on a bipartisan basis – the sham that was Sen. Shelby’s “consumer” amendment to the Wall Street accountability currently being debated in the U.S. Senate. Click here for a recording
U.S. PIRG Guide to Senate Reform Bill Amendments
Visit this page on the U.S. PIRG website for a list of likely amendments to S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. The Senate is currently debating the bill and these amendments. PIRG also explains which amendments are in the public interest,
CMOC: True Derivatives “End Users” Don’t Need Any More Loopholes
COMMODITY MARKETS OVERSIGHT COALITION An Alliance of Derivatives End-Users & Reform Advocates May 4, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader, U.S. Senate 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader, U.S. Senate 361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington,
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