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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                              CONTACT:
May 4, 2011                                                                            Travis Plunkett, 202-939-1004
Jack Gills, 202-737-0766
HOUSE MOVES TO HANDCUFF NEW CONSUMER FINANCIAL AGENCY
–Legislation Will Give Discredited Banking Regulators Vast Power to Block Needed …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2011
CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org
Consumers Demand a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Efforts to Handcuff the CFPB in House Subcommittee are Wrong
Washington, DC – Today, a House Financial Services subcommittee is considering two …

TALKING POINTS ON HR 1610

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) report made clear that unregulated derivatives markets played a critical role in the financial crisis of 2008.

HR 1610 would create major loopholes in the Dodd-Frank …

Read our pdf here.
May 3rd, 2011
Dear Representative,
On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, we are writing to urge you to oppose H.R. 1610, a bill that would introduce various new exemptions into the derivatives provisions …

Read AFR’s letter to members of congress, urging their opposition to oppose H.R. 1082, which would amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers.

Read AFR’s letter to members of congress calling for their opposition to H.R. 1539, a bill that would hamstring the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s effort to hold Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs) to a higher standard of conduct.