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Stay Involved 30 Sep 2010 | 01:52 am
After helping pass historic reforms of the consumer lending industry, Americans for Fairness in Lending is no longer operating. Please see the links below to stay involved in the consumer movement. ...
AFFIL’s Accomplishments, 2007 – 2010 16 Sep 2010 | 05:50 am
Unfortunately, AFFIL will be winding down its operations as of September 30, 2010. Given the new Dodd-Frank bill and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, we’re declaring victory ...
Press Release: AFFIL to Wind Down 16 Sep 2010 | 04:59 am
For Immediate Release September 15, 2010 Americans for Fairness in Lending to Wind Down In the wake of heightened awareness of predatory lending and recent major financial reforms including the cre...
Casting a Pro-Consumer Ballot This Fall 9 Sep 2010 | 07:42 am
Before you vote, make sure your candidates are standing up for you, not the big banks and Wall Street. Write to the Congressional and Senate candidates in your district today and ask them to endorse ...
An Agenda for the CFPB 2 Sep 2010 | 03:32 am
Direct from our friends at the National Consumer Law Center, here are some priorities the CFPB must address when it is formed in 2011. See this information in PDF format here. Mortgages. Read about...
Inching Toward Fair Arbitration 1 Sep 2010 | 02:44 am
Arbitration, the private dispute resolution system where companies essentially get to pick the judges who have total power to make binding decisions, just got a little more consumer friendly. We are ...
Keep More Mortgage Lenders in Line with an Expanded CRA 26 Aug 2010 | 05:04 am
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is a 1977 law which currently covers some but not all mortgage loans. It doesn’t cover loans from any mortgage companies, and only covers loans from banks in cert...
Sheriff Elizabeth Warren 21 Aug 2010 | 06:15 am
With the financial reform bill behind us, we’ve moved onto a new challenge: making sure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is as strong as possible and is led by a great consumer advocate. Prof...
Payday Lending in the New Financial Reform Law 10 Aug 2010 | 05:13 am
As you know, after a mammoth battle with the banks, on July 21 President Obama signed the financial reform bill into law. You can read a big picture overview of what the bill accomplishes in this pre...
Financial Reform Victory! 5 Aug 2010 | 05:57 am
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 into law, and we were there to witness it. This bill includes many provisions that AFFIL, AFR, and ou...
