Global Standards Sought on Rules
Victoria McGrane (WSJ – subscription required)
September 16, 2011
“Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter Wednesday assured Congress that the Obama administration and federal regulators are working with their international counterparts to …

Delta One Desks Are Big Moneymakers
Susanne Craig and Azam Ahmed (DealBook/NYT)
September 15, 2011
“The $2 billion trading loss that has rocked the Swiss banking giant UBS has also cast a spotlight on a relatively unknown but …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: September 15, 2011           
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
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AFR Statement on Markup of FY12 Financial Services and General Gov’t Appropriations Bill

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than …

Read AFR’s letter urging members of the Senate Appropriations Committee to vote “No” on any amendments that would undermine the CFPB through the appropriations process.

Click here to view AFR’s comment letter to the SEC  regarding the study on assigned credit ratings for structured finance products mandated by section 939F (Franken Amendment) of Dodd-Frank.  We said it is vitally important …