April 29, 2010
The Honorable Bill Nelson
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Nelson:
We are writing on behalf of the undersigned organizations to express our strong support for your amendment to strengthen the credit rating agency reform provisions …

Yesterday, several hundred protesters took to the streets of San Francisco and rallied in front of Wells Fargo headquarters during their annual shareholders meeting.  The event attracted many press outlets, and served to crank up …

AFR: Big Banks Get Big ROI;
Republicans Hand Wall Street Another Victory
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement this afternoon after the Republicans in the Senate continued to deny the …

To: Interested Parties
From: Americans for Financial Reform
Re: GOP Alternative to S. 3217
Date: April 28, 2010
For nearly a year, both parties in Congress have been debating the direction of financial reform. Ever since the bill moved …

As the Senate moves closer to consideration of financial regulatory reform legislation, Sen. Akaka and Sen. Menendez have announced their intention to offer an amendment to restore the bill’s most important provision to protect average, …