AFR in the News: Despite feud, Flake and Corker join Trump to upend a major...
"The {Wells Fargo and Equifax) scandals put a human face on the practice of companies forcing customer disputes through a secret, non-judicial process... Americans for Financial Reform addressed this...
View ArticleAFR in the News: Lawmakers Just Made It Nearly Impossible to Sue Companies...
"'This vote marks a truly shameful moment in Congress,' [AFR's] Amanda Werner, who plays the Monopoly Man, said in a statement. 'Just weeks after holding hearings on scandals of historic proportion,...
View ArticleJoint Statement: President Trump Signs Bill that Strips Choice to Seek...
“'President Trump had a clear choice to make today between Wall Street and the rest of us,' said Amanda Werner of Americans for Financial Reform and Public Citizen. 'He chose Wall Street. But the rest...
View ArticleTOWS Brief: Wall Street Makes Bank on Trump
On the first anniversary of the Trump administration, the Take on Wall Street coalition catalogs the ways that Wall Street made bank on Trump in 2017.
View ArticleTake Action: Demand JPMorgan Chase End Forced Arbitration!
In a recent email to credit card holders, JPMorgan Chase notified its existing customers that they will now be subject to forced arbitration for any past and future dealings with the company. The new...
View ArticleJoint Letter: Coalition Urges Intuit to Reject Proposal on Forced Shareholder...
The measure, which is scheduled for a vote at the company’s annual meeting next week, would block investors harmed by securities fraud or other corporate legal violations from bringing their claims as...
View ArticleLetters to Congress: Letter in Support of the FAIR Act
AFR joined a letter strongly supporting the Force Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act). The letter stated that the legislation would ensure that workers, consumers, servicemembers, nursing home...
View ArticleLetters to Congress: Letter Supporting Blumenthal Amendment on Forced...
AFR joined a letter to Congress supporting Senator Blumenthal’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), to ban forced arbitration for service members suffering financial and...
View ArticleLetters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB on the Need for Action to Limit...
AFREF joined a letter to the CFPB urging it to take action on the ongoing issue of forced arbitration in consumer financial services/products. The post Letters to Regulators: Letter to the CFPB on the...
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