COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND FINANCIAL REFORM – May 9, 2012
Presented by: Americans for Financial Reform, Center for Progressive Reform, Economic Policy Institute, Public Citizen
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PANEL 1: Cost Benefit Analysis and Legal Challenges to Dodd Frank 9:00 …

AFR sent a letter to Senator Sherrod Brown, pledging our support for “The Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2012.” The SAFE Banking Act would limit the total size of any banking institution and impose a leverage limit of 10 to 1, and thus ensure that all of our financial institutions are fully exposed to market discipline.

Wall Street Sues for Pre-Crisis Rules, CFTC’s Chilton Says
By Silla Brush and Steven Sloan
“They want us to write off the 2008 financial crisis as an aberration and ignore countless reputable scholars who’ve found that the …

AFR signed onto to a letter along with more than 50 other organizations, urging members of Congress to support full funding for the CFTC.

Banks divided on loan rules
Federal agency pushes ability-to-pay mortgage tenet

Carter Dougherty | Bloomberg News

“This rule is aimed directly at the core deficiencies in the mortgage market that produced unsustainable loans, an inflated housing market, and resulting widespread …

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND FINANCIAL REFORM

May 9, 2012 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
 
Economic Policy Institute, 1333 H Street NW, Washington DC
Presented By: Americans for Financial Reform, Center for Progressive Reform, Economic Policy Institute, and Public Citizen
 
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