AFREF and partners led a letter to the FTC urging it to use its rulemaking authority to protect American consumers from junk fees and put money back into our pockets. Millions of consumers have expressed outrage at the imposition of service fees for live event tickets, “amenity” or “resort” fees charged by hotels, endless surprise […]
AFREF joined a letter to the White House Task Force on New Americans Financial Access and Education Subcommittee urging them to incorporate policies that would explicitly expand language access within the financial services sector. The post Letters to the Administration: Letter to the White House Task Force on New Americans on Language Access appeared first […]
AFREF submitted a comment to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 27th supporting its proposals that would centrally clear the $27 trillion U.S. Treasury market, one of the largest and most systemically important markets in the world. Shockingly, despite the Treasury market’s importance, no one regulator has complete visibility into this market and […]
AFREF joined partners in submitting comments to the Federal Insurance Office in support of their proposed “Climate-Related Financial Risk Data Collection” from insurers. AFREF supports this data collection because the increasingly prevalent and severe weather hazards caused by climate change pose a massive threat to the housing stability, affordability, and safety of Americans nationwide. Purchasing […]
AFREF joined partners in submitting comments to the CFPB in response to their initiative to enhance public data on auto lending. The post Letters to Regulators: Comments to the CFPB on Enhancing Public Data on Auto Lending appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.
AFREF joined the National Fair Housing Alliance and local, state, and national organizations to submit comments in response to HUD’s “Request for Information Regarding Small Mortgage Lending.” Our comments focus on the importance of residential small-dollar lending (SDL), which is essential to building wealth and family opportunity for communities of color and low- and moderate-income […]
AFREF joined a letter calling on President Biden to extend the payment pause on student loans. The post Letters to the Administration: Letter to President Biden to Extend the Payment Pause appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.
AFREF joined a letter calling on FHA to strengthen language access for borrowers with limited English proficiency. The post Letters to Regulators: Letter to FHA on Language Access appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.
AFREF led thirteen partners in submitting a comment letter in response to a Department of Commerce request for information on the implementation of the CHIPS incentives program. The letter describes how stock buybacks and outsized executive compensation packages undermine innovation and inclusive economic growth, and details the semiconductor industry’s track record of massive spending on […]
AFREF sent comments calling on the Federal Home Loan Banks to substantially increase funding for the Affordable Housing Program, and enact executive compensation reform if the banking system is going to continue to benefit from significant public subsidies. The post Letters to Regulators: Comment Letter on the Federal Home Loan Bank System appeared first on […]