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Letters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB Urging for Critical Improvements to a Proposed COVID Loss Mitigation Rule

AFREF and 41 organizations sent comments in response to the CFPB’s proposed COVID loss mitigation rule urging the Bureau to make critical improvements to help avoid unnecessary foreclosures and to facilitate streamlined solutions for borrowers facing COVID-19 hardships that will make it possible for them to keep their homes and provide them with the stability they need to recover and rebuild.

Letters to Regulators: Request that CFPB Prohibit Credit Reporting of Rent Arrears Incurred During COVID-19 Pandemic

AFREF joined a letter to the CFPB requesting they prohibit credit reporting of rent arrears incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic

Letters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB Re: Renewed Request to Rescind Language in April 1, 2020 CFPB Guidance Allowing CRAs and Furnishers to Exceed FCRA Deadlines for Disputes

AFREF joined our partners in sending a follow-up letter calling on the CFPB to rescind its April 1, 2020 guidance allowing consumer reporting agencies and furnishers to exceed the dispute investigation deadlines under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In the six months since we sent our last letter, the situation has only gotten worse, with nearly 26,000 more complaints submitted by consumers about delayed or nonexistent responses to credit/consumer reporting disputes. We urged the Bureau to revoke the guidance as soon as possible to prevent further consumer harm.

Policy Recommendations: AFR Housing Priorities for 2021

AFR released housing policy recommendations to promote equitable housing access for all people in the United States, minimize pervasive harm from the COVID-19 pandemic, hold predatory actors accountable, and expand sustainable opportunities in communities of color.

Letters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB with Recommendations for a Loss Mitigation Framework

AFR Ed Fund, NCLC, CRL, NCST and NHLP sent a letter to the CFPB with our recommendations for a loss mitigation framework that will allow servicers to offer COVID streamlined modification options while maintaining adequate protections for borrowers in the process.

Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Nomination of Rohit Chopra as CFPB Director

137 organizations joined AFR in a sign on letter to Congress supporting the nomination of Rohit Chopra as the next CFPB Director.

Letters to Regulators: Letter to CFPB Acting Director on Racial Justice Priorities

AFR Education Fund joined a letter to CFPB acting director Dave Uejio that highlighted actions the Bureau can take to address systemic discrimination in the credit markets. The letter outlined issues the Bureau can address immediately and in the long term in line with its focus on racial equity.

PANEL DISCUSSION: Small Business Needs In The Biden Administration Panel Discussion Series

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, AFR with our coalition partner, Main Street Alliance, have been advocating for more rational and equitable small business relief in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Before the pandemic, AFR promoted the need for new and innovative means to

Letters to Regulators: Comment on the CFPB’s ANPR Regarding Consumer Access to Financial Records

AFR joined a letter with our partners The National Consumer Law Center, Center for Responsible Lending, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, and USPIRG commenting on the CFPB’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding consumer access to financial records. The letter responded to several questions from the CFPB to assist in developing a proposed rule to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. It called for a rule that would ensure control and protection for consumers accessing their own account data.

Letters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB to Prevent Covid Foreclosures

AFREF joined a letter urging the CFPB to take immediate action to prevent a wave of Covid-19-related foreclosures, likely to be concentrated in low-income communities and communities of color.