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May 20, 2011
 
Ben Bernanke, Chairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
 
John Walsh, Acting Comptroller
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
 
Sheila Bair, Chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
 
John Bowman, Acting Director
Office of Thrift Supervision
 
Dear Federal …

Read our letter to Congress urging members to oppose H.R. 1573, a bill that would both delay implementation of the derivatives reforms in Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and introduce possible new exemptions to those reforms

AFR signed on in support of a letter sent to members of Congress today regarding four pieces of legislation that would threaten the ability of the CFPB to sufficiently protect consumers.If enacted, these bills would virtually guarantee that the CFPB would be a weak and timid agency without the will or ability to curb the kind of financial abuses that caused the nation’s worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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May 4th, 2011
Dear Senator,
As the Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee begins consideration of fiscal year 2012 agency funding decisions, we want first to thank you for recognizing the role that the Securities and …

TALKING POINTS ON HR 1610

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) report made clear that unregulated derivatives markets played a critical role in the financial crisis of 2008.

HR 1610 would create major loopholes in the Dodd-Frank …

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May 3rd, 2011
Dear Representative,
On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, we are writing to urge you to oppose H.R. 1610, a bill that would introduce various new exemptions into the derivatives provisions …