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Mar 25, 2011

Durbin Voices Opposition to Delay Tactics

By Melissa Kress
WASHINGTON — April 21 is the day the Federal Reserve is slated to release rules setting debit card swipe fees. But some lawmakers are …

The big Wall Street banks and their allies in Congress and in the media have launched an all out attack on the fledgling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This new Consumer Bureau will be the first banking regulator with the sole job of standing up for consumers in the financial market place, starting on July 21, 2011.

As the country’s largest financial institutions spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to beat back debit card swipe fee reforms, Senator Durbin and a group of dedicated consumer advocates and small business owners will hold a press call TODAY at 2:15pm EST in order to highlight the broad support for the reforms.

For too long, the rules of Wall Street have been written by the bankers themselves. This year, that has to change.
Americans for Fairness in Lending and Americans for Financial Reform are partnering to reform the nation’s …

Testimony of Peter Skillern, Executive Director Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina United States House of Representatives
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Wednesday, March 3, 2011
Thank you Representative Capito and Representative Maloney for …

Damon Silvers, Policy Director and General Counsel at the AFL-CIO and member of the AFR Executive Committee, testified today before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Read his testimony here.