The following letter was delivered to Senator Dodd on February 23, 2010 by Public Citizen, a partner of Americans for Financial Reform.  AFR’s coalition helped direct consumers toward this pro-reform petition which was signed by …

For immediate release
February 24, 2010
AFR Calls on Senate to Maintain Strong Corporate Governance Reforms
Says Board Failures a Key Factor in Financial Meltdown;
Questions Credibility of U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Opposition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the U.S. Senate …

An article in yesterday’s New York Times talked about new efforts from the White House on behalf of financial reform legislation.
The Obama administration redoubled its efforts on Tuesday to overhaul the nation’s financial regulations, saying …

Rhode Island’s Providence Journal just released this Editorial supporting “the Volker Rule.”  It says:
Wall Street should not again earn fortunes through reckless investing while loading the risks onto taxpayers. It’s time for new rules for …

Paul Solman from PBS “NewsHour” recently interviewed former bank regulator Bill Black about his opinion regarding the effects of deregulation of financial products.
Bill Black talks about the way that bad practices have been ignored by …

On Monday, February 22, the long-awaited and long-needed changes laid down by the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act went into effect.  When the bill was passed last May, it was the first …