Americans for Financial Reform

Report Category: Policy & Analysis

Wall Street Reform Call

As the Senate considers amendments to the Wall Street reform bill, Americans for Financial Reform detailed which amendments in all issue areas will strengthen the bill.  Experts explained the dangers that lay ahead as the bill moves to through the floor debate on the Senate.  AFR will be working day and night to ensure the

Why Small Business Supports Wall Street Reform

STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201 www.scsbc.org Statement of Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. April 21, 2010.  Press conference with Senators Richard Durbin, Jack Reed and Michael Bennet at U.S. Capitol. I am Frank Knapp, president,

National Bank Regulator Lets Unsafe Practices Flourish; Are Banks the New Face of Payday Lending?

From AFR Coalition Member The Center for Responsible Lending A key federal regulator for years has let national banks engage in lending practices that the regulator itself admits harm consumers and lenders, according to two new reports from the Center for Responsible Lending. For the full reports go to: http://www.responsiblelending.org/payday-lending/policy-legislation/regulators/Mainstream-banks-making-payday-loans.html and http://www.responsiblelending.org/payday-lending/policy-legislation/regulators/National-Bank-Regulator-Enabled-Overdraft-Abuses.html. The reports focus