April 5th, 2011
Dear Member of Congress,
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to support full funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Anything less would …

The American public wants and needs an effective Consumer Bureau to prevent rip-off financial products laden with tricks, traps, and hidden fees. Abusive financial products take tens of billions of dollars a year out of our pockets, sending them to feed the inflated bonuses of a handful of Wall Street CEOs.

Durbin Amendment will help consumers
Brad Griffin and Ronna Alexander (Helena-IR Your Turn – MT)
April 1, 2011
“First, there are indeed many constituencies involved in the debate; in addition to “retailers,” many groups seek to have the …

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March 30th, 2011
Dear Senator/Representative:
We write to express Americans for Financial Reform’s continued support for the Durbin swipe fee amendment which we supported and was included in the Dodd-Frank Wall …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: March 30, 2011
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org
AFR Statement on House Financial Services subcommittee hearing
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together …

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March 28th, 2011
Mr. David A. Stawick
Secretary
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Center
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20581
Re: RIN 3038–AD15 and 3038–AD16; Position Limits For Derivatives
Dear Mr. Stawick:
On behalf of Americans …