DATE: December 21, 2009
Documents and Financial Models; Taxpayers Have A Right To Know

Washington, D.C. – Following an op-ed in Saturday’s New York Times by former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, Professor Frank Partnoy …

This holiday season, sing your displeasure with big banks and the  way they wrecked the economy by joining in with these Bailout Carols (pdf) thanks to our friends at National People’s Action.  They’ve put together …

The Washington Business Journal ran this article today quoting Margot Dorfman, CEO of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, on her support for the CFPA.
If you are a business person or investor who supports the …

AFR is partnering with Business for Shared Prosperity in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA).
Our elected officials need to know that the Chamber of Commerce’s anti-reform message is not representative of our views! …

The LA Times ran this article about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  Here’s an excerpt:
[W]hen the House passed the massive Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on Dec. 11, Congress took the first step …

The Washington Post ran this article pointing out mistakes made by the Federal Reserve Board.  Here is an excerpt:
Just as the Fed had failed to protect borrowers from the consequences of subprime lending, so too …