AFR was mentioned in this article in The Hill. Here is an excerpt: Financial industry groups are launching a broadside against an amendment to financial overhaul legislation that would empower bankruptcy judges to alter home mortgages. The industry for years has fought against the policy,
December 8, 2009 DRAFT 2:30 p.m. Representative Mike Quigley U.S. House of Representatives 1319 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Re: NPV Transparency Amendment to H.R. 4173 Dear Representative Quigley: On behalf of the nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, employee, investor, community and civil
U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 December 8, 2009 RE: HELP MILLIONS OF FAMILIES STAY IN THEIR HOMES …AT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS! SUPPORT THE CONYERS-TURNER-LOFGREN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4173 Dear Representative: We write individually and on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a
U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 December 8, 2009 Dear Representative, We, the nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights organizations of Americans for Financial Reform, write today to ask you to support the Consumer Financial Protection Agency
The Indianapolis Star ran this op-ed today by David Arkush and Ronetta Spalding about the need to create a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Here is an excerpt: Who’s going to bail out Hoosiers? In September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed in New York, sending
Voting on the major financial reform package known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection act (H.R. 4173) is scheduled to begin as soon as this Wednesday, December 9. Real reform is vital to getting our economy back on track and it is under
December 7, 2009 Dear member of Congress: On behalf of XX, I urge you to reject the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s duplicitous opposition to the proposed Consumer Fairness Protection Agency Act (CFPA) and to support this essential reform when it comes before the House this
U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 December 7, 2009 Re: Support Rep. Miller-Moore Amendment Dear Representative, As members of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, we write today in support of the
Ed Mierzwinski wrote this great summary of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (HR 4173) on the Huffington Post. Here’s an excerpt, mentioning AFR: Call Congress at 202-225-3121 and ask your Representative to join with Americans for Financial Reform in supporting
Americans for Financial Reform and many other groups sent the following letter to Senator Dodd and the members of the Senate Banking Committee arguing that the Consumer Financial Protection Agency should have authority over the “rent-to-own” industry. To The Honorable Christopher Dodd, Chairman Senate Banking