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Brownback Modificaiton Merely Provides Window Dressing, But Fails To Stop Auto Fraud
May 18, 2010 – 9:15 am

OPPOSE AMENDMENT #3789
Senator Brownback’s Modified Amendment #3789 which provides a special interest carve out for auto dealers, does not protect US military personnel or any other American consumer from the abusive and unscrupulous practices of …

Oppose Corker #4034 Giving National Banks Immunity From Federal And State Consumer Protection Laws
May 18, 2010 – 8:38 am

Don’t Take States and AGs Off The Predatory Lending Beat
May 18, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator:
We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, …

Poll Results Warn Senators: Hold Fraudsters Accountable
May 17, 2010 – 4:47 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 17, 2010

Poll Results Warn Senators: Hold Fraudsters Accountable
CLICK HERE FOR POLL: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS UNLIKELY TO VOTE FOR SENATORS WHO OPPOSE AMENDMENT TO FINANCIAL REFORM BILL …

AFR Nat’l Poll May 2010
May 17, 2010 – 4:41 pm

Over two-thirds (68%) of the likely general election voters in 2010 who were surveyed nation-wide would be less likely to vote to reelect their U.S. Senator if he/she votes against a proposed amendment to the …

Showdown on K Street
May 17, 2010 – 3:56 pm
Showdown on K Street

Today, hundreds of protesters gathered on K Street in Washington, D.C. to raise their voices in favor of financial reform.  By taking the fight to the stomping ground of Wall Street’s lobbyists in the capital, …

Financial Crisis Tracker: Still Counting
May 17, 2010 – 3:22 pm
Financial Crisis Tracker: Still Counting

Just how much has the financial crisis cost America?
Our friends at the Center for Media and Democracy and the Progressive Ideas Network have been keeping track.  Their result is below, and will be updated as …