Please join thousands of people who are calling on the State Attorneys General to take a tough stand in their negotiations with big banks over mortgage fraud. www.crimeshouldntpay.com Because the response to this petition has been so strong, we’re holding it open for another 48
November 5th, 2010 Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman The Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 Re: Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Dear Ms. Schapiro: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM ISSUES NEW SURVEY SHOWING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REQUIRING LENDERS TO DO MORE TO HELP BORROWERS STAY IN HOMES Majority of Voters Believe Elected Officials Should Be Tougher On Banks And Mortgage Lenders. WASHINGTON, D.C.///November 16, 2010///Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) today
Faulty credit ratings played a key role in our nation’s financial meltdown, and now we have chance to ensure that that doesn’t happen again. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created the Office of Credit Ratings to improve regulatory oversight on this
David A. Stawick, Secretary U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20581 Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Interpretation of the Definition of “Commercial Risk” Dear Mr.
November 5, 2010 Hon. Timothy Geithner, Chairman Mr. Edward DeMarco, Acting Director Financial Stability Oversight Council Federal Housing Finance Agency and Secretary of the Treasury 1700 G Street, NW, 4th Floor 1500 Pennsylvania, Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20552 Washington, DC 20520 Hon. Ben Bernanke,
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) November 3, 2010 Hon. Timothy Geithner, Chairman Mr. Edward DeMarco, Acting Director Financial Stability Oversight Council Federal Housing Finance Agency and Secretary of the Treasury 1700 G Street, NW, 4th Floor 1500 Pennsylvania, Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20552 Washington, DC
October 18, 2010 To the Multistate Group Engaged in Inquiries of Mortgage Servicer Improprieties: The undersigned organizations, some of whom are a part of the Americans for Financial Reform coalition and others who are legal aid or community housing programs, commend your efforts to investigate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2010 CONTACT: Maureen Thompson (703) 276-3251 mthompson@hastingsgroup.com AFR Statement on the Foreclosure Crisis Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform, issued the
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced this morning that he will not go through with mortgage foreclosure evictions by banks that have admitted to “questionable” foreclosure practices: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and GMAC/Ally Financial. Sheriff Dart said that he will halt 1,300 foreclosure evictions