Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of Karla Gilbride’s Nomination
AFR joined a letter supporting the nomination of Karla Gilbride to serve as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Category Archives: Letters to Congress
Letters to Congress: Repeal Taxation of Pell Grants
AFR joined a letter to Congress in support of repealing taxation of Pell Grants.
Letters to Congress: Letter Calling for Housing Investments in Revised Reconciliation Bill
AFR joined a letter calling on Congress to include historic, equity-minded housing investments in a revised budget reconciliation bill to narrow the racial wealth gap and increase fair and sustainable homeownership opportunities for communities of color.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of Housing Fairness Act and Downpayment Toward Equity Act
AFR joined a letter in support of the Housing Fairness Act and the Downpayment Toward Equity Act.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of Downpayment Toward Equity Act
AFR joined a letter in support of the Downpayment Toward Equity Act, which provides substantial down payment assistance to first-time, first-generation homebuyers and helps close the historical racial and ethnic homeownership gaps in the United States.
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of H.R. 5912, The Close the ILC Loophole Act
AFR led a letter from a broad coalition of 33 groups representing civil rights, financial reform, and consumer advocate groups in support of H.R. 5912 the “Close the ILC Loophole Act.”
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022
AFR joined a letter to Congress in support of S. 4145, the Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022. This bill would restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority to stop misconduct in the marketplace, and critically, to provide timely refunds and equitable relief to victims of consumer fraud and deception.
Letters to Congress: 26 Organization Urge Enactment of the Opportunity Zones Reform Act
AFR led a letter to Congress with 26 signers in support of the Opportunity Zone Reform Act.
Letter to Congress: Joint Letter with Consumer Advocacy Groups, Credit Unions, and Banking Industry Groups Calling on Congress to End Banking Loophole
AFR joined a broad coalition of bank and credit union associations and consumer organizations in submitting a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services urging passage of the Close the ILC Loophole Act, introduced by Representatives Chuy Garcia (D-IL) and Lance Gooden (R-TX).
Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of the Overdraft Protection Act of 2021
AFR led a letter to the House Financial Services Committee in support of Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s Overdraft Protection Act of 2021.