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NPA Community Meeting with Federal Reserve

National People’s Action organized a community meeting with the Federal Reserve in Richmond, California to raise the need to put an end to predatory lending and for regulatory reform in the financial sector. They will be organizing eight more meetings between now and September. If you would like to know more about the meetings, contact Jordan@ntic-us.org.

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CCI Writes Letter to Payday Lenders

June 10, 2009 Advance America , 320 Euclid Ave , Des Moines, IA 50313                        LoanMax, 5803 Hickman Rd., Des Moines, IA 50322                                                                       EZ Money, 2740 Douglas Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310  Dear Payday Lenders:  On Wednesday, June 10, 2009, members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) gathered to discuss

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CCI Members to Payday Lenders: “Enough is Enough!”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CCI Members to Payday Lenders: “Enough is Enough!” Monday, June 15, 2009 – Des Moines, Iowa – Two dozen members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) and concerned residents of the community visited three area payday lenders on the morning of

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Call Congress toll-free at 866-544-7573!

Here’s what’s on deck today, June 23, in the financial reform Conference Committee. Today the conference committee is considering the “Volcker Rule” to ensure that banks do not make risky proprietary bets with taxpayer-backed deposit funds, or invest in risky  private equity or hedge funds.

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Press Coverage of AFR’s Launch

Press coverage of AFR launch 18 June 2009 The Hill Lobbyists dig in as Obama pushes financial overhaul By Silla Brush Posted: 06/16/09 07:27 PM [ET]http://thehill.com/business–lobby/lobbyists-dig-in-as-obama-pushes-financial-overhaul-2009-06-16.html The Obama administration on Wednesday will unveil its wide-ranging proposal to remake the financial regulatory system, but lobbyists across

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Americans for Financial Reform Launch Campaign to Clean Up Wall Street, Protect Your Pocketbook

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                DATE:  June 16, 2009 Major Community Organizations and Lenders, Advocates for Financial Fairness, Working Families and More Launch Campaign to Clean Up Wall Street, Protect Your Pocketbook Broad Coalition Will Battle Big Banking, Win Real Reform Listen to Audio of the Call

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First Field Hearing Organized by NPA with Federal Reserve

Click on the link to see some tv footage from the first field hearing that NPA organized with the Federal Reserve. This was from Richmond, California. There are 9 more hearings they will be organizing between now and September and welcome other organizations to join with them.

Thanks!

–Heather