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AP: Brown cuts backroom deals he campaigned against
July 1, 2010 – 9:06 am | Comments Off

An AFR event in Boston is referenced in this AP article.  Excerpt:
Advocates of the bill to rein in Wall Street were casting Brown’s dealmaking as a shift from underdog candidate in a pickup truck to …

Wall Street Reform: Investor Protection
July 1, 2010 – 8:31 am | Comments Off

As with the other provisions of the Wall Street reform bill, there were wins, losses, and some compromises in the process of ironing out the final details of investor protection reform.
Here is how the final …

AFR Applauds House Passage of Wall Street Reform
July 1, 2010 – 3:41 am | Comments Off
AFR Applauds House Passage of Wall Street Reform

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform hailed the House of Representatives for passing significant legislation to hold Wall Street accountable for the financial crisis and restore economic stability by reining in the excesses …

What Does Wall Street Reform Mean?
June 30, 2010 – 2:39 pm | Comments Off

For details on the outcomes of certain issue areas, follow the links at the bottom of this page.
Nearly two years after Wall Street crashed our economy, and after a year of work, the House …

Wall Street Reform: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
June 30, 2010 – 2:34 pm | Comments Off
Wall Street Reform: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

In a landmark win for Main Street, the financial reform bill will result in substantial new protections for consumers from the tricks and traps in personal financing that indirectly and otherwise led to the financial …

Wall Street Reform: Systemic Risk Regulation
June 30, 2010 – 2:32 pm | Comments Off

Under current law, there is no single body designated to look at the “big picture,” and head off financial crises like the crash of 2008 and major non-bank players in the financial market operated in …