Read the pdf of our letter here.
March 30th, 2011
Dear Senator/Representative:
We write to express Americans for Financial Reform’s continued support for the Durbin swipe fee amendment which we supported and was included in the Dodd-Frank Wall …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: March 30, 2011
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org
AFR Statement on House Financial Services subcommittee hearing
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together …

Read the pdf of our letter here.
March 28th, 2011
Mr. David A. Stawick
Secretary
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Center
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20581
Re: RIN 3038–AD15 and 3038–AD16; Position Limits For Derivatives
Dear Mr. Stawick:
On behalf of Americans …

AFR wrote a comment letter supporting the requirement in Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act that companies disclose to investors the ratio of CEO pay to the compensation of the typical employee at the company. Existing requirements mandate disclosure of top executive compensation only, encouraging companies to focus unduly on peer to peer comparisons when setting CEO pay. Disclosure of CEO-to-worker pay ratios will encourage Boards of Directors to also consider pay equity within firms, top-to-bottom and not just at the CEO level. This information will also be useful to investors who prioritize pay equity as part of their investment decision. Rep. Nan Hayworth (NY) has introduced a bill to repeal this section of Dodd-Frank.

March 27, 2011
Who Will Rescue Financial Reform?

In what passes for self-restraint these days, House Republicans have been insisting that they do not intend to repeal last year’s Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
Not in one fell swoop, …

The Expensive Swipe Fee Wars
Eliza Newlin Carnery (National Journal)
March 28, 2011
The Dodd-Frank financial reforms enacted last year have unleashed lobbying battles on several fronts, but none has been so pitched or costly as the fight …