Letters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB on the Need for Action to Limit Forced Arbitration
AFREF joined a letter to the CFPB urging it to take action on the ongoing issue of forced arbitration in consumer financial services/products.
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Letters to Regulators: Letter to FTC in Response to NPRM on Auto Financing
AFR joined a letter to the FTC in response to their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on auto financing.
Letters to Regulators: Letter to CFPB in Response to Inquiry on Employer-Driven Debt
AFREF joined a letter to the CFPB in response to their inquiry on employer-driven debt.
Letters to Regulators: Comment Letter to the CFPB on Employer-Driven Debt
AFREF sent a letter to the CFPB in response to their Request for Information regarding employer-driven debt.
News Release: TAB Bank and EasyPay Finance’s Predatory Loans Harm Veterans and Servicemembers
WASHINGTON – The predatory lending practices of EasyPay Finance and Utah-based, FDIC-supervised Transportation Alliance Bank (TAB Bank) are hurting military servicemembers, veterans, and their families, according to a new report from a coalition of consumer advocacy groups released in advance of Memorial Day.
Blog: Structural Racism Flourishes in the Auto Lending Market
In much of America, owning a car is necessary to participate in the economy, and to live a full and vibrant life. However, this ticket to opportunity comes at an increasingly steep price – as of 2021, Americans owe $1.42 trillion in auto loan debt.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022
AFR joined a letter to Congress in support of S. 4145, the Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022. This bill would restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority to stop misconduct in the marketplace, and critically, to provide timely refunds and equitable relief to victims of consumer fraud and deception.
Letters to Regulators: Letter in Response to CFPB NPRM Regarding the Prohibition on Inclusion of Adverse Information in Consumer Reporting in Cases of Human Trafficking
AFREF joined a letter in response to the CFPB’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Prohibition on Inclusion of Adverse Information in Consumer Reporting in Cases of Human Trafficking.
Statement for the Record: AFR Submits a Statement for the Record for HFSC’s CFPB Oversight Hearing
In this statement, AFR focuses in particular on the CFPB’s recent enforcement successes, the need to retain its authority, and some of the CFPB’s existing and future priorities.
News Release: Consumer Advocates Urge CFPB to Protect Consumers From “Junk Fees”
WASHINGTON – In response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) call for public input on how to save Americans billions in junk fees charged by financial companies, leading consumer advocacy organizations submitted an extensive comment letter detailing junk fees across a wide range of consumer financial products and services. The letter was submitted by Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), and National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) (on behalf of its low-income clients).