Tag Archives: CFPB

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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.”

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AFR Supports a Strong Role for AGs, States in S. 3217

Senator Christopher Dodd United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support Attorney General Enforcement and a Strong Role for States in S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act Dear Senator Dodd, As you continue efforts to improve and achieve bipartisan support for S. 3217, the Restoring

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Fact Sheet: No Carve-Outs for Auto Dealers

Auto dealers are heading to Capitol Hill seeking a special carve-out from the “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010” (S. 3217), which aims to put an end to the reckless practices of Wall Street and the abusive and discriminatory tactics by finance companies of

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Daily Kos: Financial Reform and Exploding Toasters

Daily Kos recently blogged about our webinar with Professor Elizabeth Warren and AFR’s other efforts, including a new partner site to fight back against the Chamber of Commerce’s lies.  The blog entry says: In a conference call for Americans for Financial Reform this week, Elizabeth

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Rhode Island Consumers Stand Up for the CFPA

On Monday, April 12, 2010, Ocean State Action hosted a press conference with RIPIRG, Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Office of the Attorney General of RI and others, calling for the creation of an independent CFPA.  The

Exploding Toasters and the Fight for Reform

On Tuesday, we hosted a successful webinar with Professor Elizabeth Warren, AFR Director Heather Booth, and Americans for Fairness in Lending.  Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for this exciting online event!  We had a great conversation and had tons of thoughtful