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Financial Reform, One Year Later
July 25, 2011 – 2:33 pm | Comments Off

Financial Reform, One Year Later
Michael Krasny (KQED – San Francisco)
July 25, 2011
―Lax investment regulations and bad home loans are blamed for sparking the nation’s deepest recession in decades. In response, lawmakers Barney Frank, Chris Dodd …

AFR to Fed: QM Comment Letter
July 25, 2011 – 8:59 am | Comments Off

Read our letter regarding the Fed’s proposed changes to the Truth in Lending Act here.

This Week in Wall Street Reform
July 22, 2011 – 7:49 am | Comments Off

Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – July 16, 2011 – July 22, 2011.

AFR Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1315
July 21, 2011 – 6:32 pm | Comments Off

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
July 21, 2011                                       
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org       
AFR Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1315

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and …

Dodd-Frank Can’t Be the End of the Story
July 21, 2011 – 2:53 pm | Comments Off

Dodd-Frank Can’t Be the End of the Story
New Deal2.0 (Roosevelt Institute)
July 21, 2011
―One year after the passage of Dodd-Frank, Roosevelt Institute Fellow Mike Konczal invited experts and those on the front lines to weigh in …

Consumer Bureau Finds Support on Its First Day
July 21, 2011 – 2:38 pm | Comments Off

Consumer Bureau Finds Support on Its First Day
Ben Protess (NYT/Dealbook)
July 21, 2011
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally opened for business on Thursday, much to the consternation of Congressional Republicans. But as conservative lawmakers step up …