Join us on May 21st for an analysis and discussion of the important developments in the regulation and supervision of large banks, and their effects on financial stability and economic security. View the details here, or below.
Join us on May 21st for an analysis and discussion of the important developments in the regulation and supervision of large banks, and their effects on financial stability and economic security. View the details here, or below.
On April 18, 2019, AFR’s Language Access Task Force and several organizations sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in support of its efforts to improve language access for Limited English Proficient borrowers. View or download a pdf copy of the letter.
On March 15, 2019, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission expressing several concerns regarding the agency’s “Swap Execution Facilities and Trade Execution Requirement” proposed rules. Read or download a PDF version of the letter.
On March 15, 2019, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission expressing several concerns regarding the agency’s “Swap Execution Facilities and Trade Execution Requirement” proposed rules. Read or download a PDF version of the letter.
New members of Congress demonstrated substantially less reliance on money from the financial services industry than incumbents who won re-election in 2018. First-term Democratic members of the House raised, on average, 17 percent of the money for their campaign committees from small donors, compared with 9.4 percent by Democratic incumbents who won re-election.
February 27, 2019 Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund commented on a Proposed Consent Agreement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that will permit the merger of Staples and Essendant. In the letter, AFR Education Fund urged the FTC to follow the logic of its own staff analysis and overrule the merger. Follow this link […]
9 groups oppose the CFPB’s proposed changes to its no-action letter policy and new sandbox proposal
Letter from 80 groups opposing the CFPB’s changes to its no-action letter policy and new sandbox proposal
Letter urging the CFPB to oppose the banking agencies’ proposal to raise the appraisal exemption threshold