AFR Statement on Committee Passage Of Financial Reform Bill Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 200 groups, released the following statement today on Chairman Dodd’s financial reform legislation: Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “We applaud Chairman Dodd
This information is courtesy of AFR member Consumer Federation of America. Payday Lending should be covered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau! Payday lending is predatory lending. Loans are extremely expensive, made without determination of ability to repay, trap borrowers in debt, and put a
CNBC reported that consumers are almost unanimous about the need for financial reform. The article touched on different activist campaigns that are underway concerning the issue. Also discussed was the resistance coming from organizations such as the American Bankers Association. Americans for Financial Reform was
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 200 groups, released the following statement today on Chairman Dodd’s financial reform legislation: Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “We applaud Chairman Dodd for moving forward towards passage of legislation to protect
Our friends at the National Consumer Law Center have put together a great two-page report on the dire need for federal regulation of non-bank lenders. The report focuses on the problems created by the current lack of regulation of debt collectors and debt buyers, credit
Sign our latest petition to hold big banks accountable! Urge your Senators to support financial reform and the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Write to your Senators today and ask them to resist the Wall Street lobbyists, and stand up for the rest of us. As
George Soros has made billions of dollars predicting the ups and downs of global financial markets. In this discussion with NPR’s Steve Inskeep he strongly endorses the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Listen here.
Click here to watch! Then call your Senators toll free (866-544-7573) and tell them to support financial reform. Heidi Montag knows a thing or two about plastic. The star of The Hills recently had 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, but now she’s speaking
Click here to watch! Then call your Senators toll free (866-544-7573) and tell them to support financial reform. Will Ferrell, Fred Armisen, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey and Darrell Hammond, the Saturday Night Live actors who have played every American president since Gerald Ford
This information is courtesy of AFR member the National Consumer Law Center: In the debate over the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), some have argued that an independent CFPA might issue rules that jeopardize bank safety and soundness. However, as with other agencies whose actions