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The Leadership Conference Urges Pres. Obama to Nominate Prof. Elizabeth Warren to CFPB
June 14, 2011 – 5:26 pm | Comments Off

Read the letter from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging President Obama to nominate Professor Elizabeth Warren to head the CFPB here.

AFR Urges Full Funding for the CFTC
June 14, 2011 – 4:57 pm | Comments Off

Read our letter to Congress urging that they support full funding for the CFTC in FY 2012 here.

AFR Supports the Merkley-Snowe Amendment
June 14, 2011 – 4:55 pm | Comments Off

Read our letter supporting the Merkley-Snowe (#428) Amendment here.

AFR’s Comment to the FDIC and Federal Reserve on Resolution Plans
June 10, 2011 – 6:55 pm | Comments Off

AFR submitted a comment to the FDIC and the Federal Reserve on the rules implementing the Dodd-Frank requirement that companies submit “living wills” and records of credit exposures. “Living Wills” are plans detailing how the company could be resolved through the bankruptcy process without a need for government intervention. AFR supported the rules but suggested they be strengthened by requiring planning for situations of market stress and also by establishing more thorough and continuous records of credit exposures.

This Week in Wall Street Reform
June 10, 2011 – 2:20 pm | Comments Off

Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – June 3, 2011 – June 10, 2011.

AFR Opposes the DeMint Amendment to Repeal the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act
June 9, 2011 – 4:43 pm | Comments Off

Read our letter here.