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AFR Policy Director, Dr. Marcus Stanley, Discusses JPMorgan Trading Mistake on FOX 5 News WTTG
May 15, 2012 – 10:23 am

Dr. Marcus Stanley, Policy Director of AFR, discusses JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading mistake on Fox 5 News.
 
 

AFR in the News: Wall Street Sues for Pre-Crisis Rules, CFTC’s Chilton Says
May 9, 2012 – 9:53 am

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 in the News: Banks divided on loan rules
May 7, 2012 – 9:52 am

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 …

AFR in the News: Cordray divides banks with ability-to-repay loan rule
May 1, 2012 – 2:18 pm

Cordray divides banks with ability-to-repay loan rule – Carter Dougherty and Clea Benson (Bloomberg News)
May 1, 2012
“Richard Cordray wants lenders to adhere to the most basic tenet of banking: making sure borrowers can repay. Getting …

AFR in the News: Bankers Assault on Financial Reform -Gerald Epstein: New financial regulations contained in the Dodd-Frank law are being gutted or delayed by regulators and Congress
April 30, 2012 – 2:23 pm

Bankers Assault on Financial Reform -Gerald Epstein: New financial regulations contained in the Dodd-Frank law are being gutted or delayed by regulators and Congress – Transcipt, Paul Jay (The Real News Network)
April 30, 2012
“And this …

AFR in the News: Tea Party Congressmen Accept Cash From Bailed-Out Bankers
April 30, 2012 – 2:20 pm

Tea Party Congressmen Accept Cash From Bailed-Out Bankers – Heidi Przybyla and Phil Mattingly (Bloomberg News)
April 30, 2012
“Tea Party favorites such as Stephen Fincher of Tennessee were swept into Congress on a wave of anger …