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Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray Listens to CUFA Members!
At the December 5th Membership Meeting, CUFA members had several questions and requests for Attorney General Richard Cordray and Congressman Steve Driehaus. Among them: Send a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner asking him to use the remaining TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds to help homeowners avoid foreclosure through programs like short term loans and housing counseling. Attorney General Cordray agreed to send the letter to Secretary Geithner and to the entire Ohio Congressional Delegation! Here is a copy of both letters -- Well done CUFA members!
Letter to Secretary Geithner
Letter to Ohio Congressional Delegation |
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CUFA Winter Newsletter!
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 Showdown in Chicago!
On October 25th and 26th, CUFA and community organizations across the country stood up to big banks and said ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Over 1,000 people attended the Showdown in Chicago to protest the American Bankers Association, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and the banking industry in general.
The American Bankers Association lobbies on behalf of banks and is currently trying to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Agency from being created as part of recent financial reform legislation. This is the reason we were at the ABA's convention protesting them.
We also paid a visit to Wells Fargo, who has had the most foreclosures in Cincinnati several years in a row. The group also went to visit Goldman Sachs, the company who is still giving out billions in bonuses and even got swine flue vaccines for their employees when schools and hospitals were told there aren't enough.
CUFA members decided to join this movement and RECLAIM AMERICA! We are still working on financial reform - if you are interested in joining us - send an email to
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The Environmental Justice Ordinance was passed by City Council with a vote of 5 in favor and 4 against!
 Voting in favor were Crowley, Harris, Qualls, Thomas, and Cole. Getting the Environmental Justice Ordinance passed has been a project of CUFA's for the past 4 years. This ordinance will help protect Cincinnati communities already overburdened with pollution.
We want to acknowledge the hard work of our Environmental Justice Committee that has been working on this for so long! Cincinnati is the first city in the country to pass an Environmental Justice Ordinance!
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Federal Reserve Community Meeting
 Over 150 community members came out to our Federal Reserve Community Meeting on Tuesday, July 21st!
Community leaders testified about the foreclosure crisis, vacant properties and REO's, the need for a small loan program to replace Payday Loans, the high cost of overdraft, ATM, and other bank fees, the need for banks to help people who are having trouble with their mortgages, and many others. Read the article from the Herald here and more pictures here and on our Facebook page!
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