PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 5th, 2010 For More Information call: Peter Kuhns (213) 272-1141 Homeowners Denounce Foreclosure Fraud & Call for Moratorium on All Foreclosures Urge Fellow Homeowners to Resist Evictions Until Banks Prove they Are Complying with All Relevant Foreclosure Laws On
October 8, 2010 Consumers Union Joins Call for Nationwide Moratorium on Home Foreclosures Lenders and Servicers Should Be Required to Obtain Regulatory Certification of Compliance, After a Full Audit, with All Laws & Regulations Governing Foreclosures and Modifications WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumers Union, the nonprofit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Scott Simpson LCCHR 202-466-2061 Deidre Swesnik NFHA 202-898-1661 Christopher Fleming NAACP 202-463-2940 Graciela Aponte NCLR 202-776-1578 Kathleen Day CRL 202-349-1871 NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS RENEW CALL FOR IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON ALL HOME FORECLOSURES WASHINGTON, DC – October 7, 2010 – National
Below, read a summary of the Dodd-Frank law from AFR member Consumer Action. The landmark federal financial reform legislation (the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010) was designed to strengthen consumer protection of financial products and services, limit taxpayer liability for
The Center for Responsible Lending has produced a comprehensive bill summary of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which focuses on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Click here for a pdf version of the document.
June 22, 2010 The Honorable Christopher Dodd The Honorable Barney Frank Re: AFR positions on proposed House offer on Title XIV We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform regarding the proposed House Conference offer on Title XIV of the financial reform bill, relating
June 10, 2010 The Honorable Christopher Dodd The Honorable Barney Frank Re: Preventing foreclosures for the unemployed We strongly encourage the Conference Committee to support inclusion of the House passed provision to create a loan program for jobless homeowners in the final version of the
The Honorable Christopher Dodd Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Barney Frank Chairman House Committee on Financial Services Washington, DC 20515 RE: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues in Financial Reform Conference Dear Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank: Thank
United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 RE: SUPPORT Senator Casey’s amendment (S. 3891) to provide temporary relief to unemployed homeowners and SUPPORT Senator Franken’s amendment (S. 3902) to establish a homeowner advocate office. Dear United States Senators: We, the undersigned civil rights, labor, public interest,
From the Huffington Post Investigative Fund: One raw day in early February, Vicki Valentine stood by helplessly as real estate investors snatched her West Baltimore home over what began with an unpaid city water bill of $362. Valentine lost the property after the city sold