Article Archive for January 2010
StamfordPlus.com, a Connecticut news source, published this article about local and national reactions to Senator Dodd’s retirement announcement and included a quote from AFR. You can read the full article here.
Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans …
The LA Times ran this precient article about banks’ vengeful behavior against consumers in advance of credit card rules going into effect in February. Here is an excerpt:
Happy new year. Now pay up.
That’s the message …
A working paper from the IMF titled “A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the
Financial Crisis” (PDF) shows a connection between lobbying and high-risk lending. The Guardian UK discusses the article and its possible impact:
Powerful American …
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AFR Hopes His Vision on Financial Regulatory Reform Will Carry Through
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform issued the following statement regarding Banking Committee Chairman …
The Washington Post published Jim Wallis’s insightful and moving editorial. Here is an excerpt:
One cold morning the week before Christmas, I found myself huddled with a group of homeowners and religious leaders on Pennsylvania Avenue, …