Letter to Congress: Oppose Legislation Undermining Stable CFPB Funding
AFR and partners submitted a letter to the House Financial Services Committee in opposition to the TABS Act.
AFR and partners submitted a letter to the House Financial Services Committee in opposition to the TABS Act.
AFR’s Consumer Policy Counsel Elyse Hicks testified at today’s hearing in the House Financial Services Committee examining overdraft fees.
Joint letter in support of the Housing Fairness Act of 2020
Support letter for the Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019
“Credit reports and credit scores play a critical role in the economic lives of Americans. They are the gatekeeper for affordable credit, insurance, rental housing, and sometimes unfortunately even a job. Yet they suffer from unacceptable rates of inaccuracy. This package would enact a sea change that would make the American credit reporting system more accurate and fairer to consumers.”
Credit reports and credit scores play a critical role in the economic lives of Americans. They are the gatekeeper for affordable credit, insurance, rental housing, and sometimes unfortunately even a job. Yet they suffer from unacceptable rates of inaccuracy. This package would enact a sea change that would make the American credit reporting system more accurate and fairer to consumers.
Americans for Financial Reform sent a letter to members of the House Committee on Financial Services urging them to reject five bills in today’s markup. The bills would harm investor protections and undermine oversight of the insurance industry.