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This Week in Wall Street Reform
December 16, 2011 – 2:23 pm

Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – December 10, 2011 – December 16, 2011.
Note: This Week in Wall Street Reform will not be complied again until January 6, 2012.

This Week in Wall Street Reform
December 13, 2011 – 7:34 pm

Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – December 3, 2011 – December 9, 2011.

AFR Conference: Executive Pay and the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act
December 12, 2011 – 3:30 pm

View the agenda, watch video, and read supplemental materials from our conference “Executive Pay and the Dodd-Frank Act”

AFR Letter: More Than 200 Organizations Urge Senate to Confirm Cordray
December 7, 2011 – 3:42 pm

Together with more than 200 national, state, and local organizations, AFR signed a letter urging the Senate to confirm Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB.)

Coalition Press Advisory: House to Vote on Major Deregulation Bills That Would Pose a Serious Threat to Public Safety
December 1, 2011 – 10:57 am

As early as today, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the “Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) of 2011” (H.R. 3010) and the “Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act” (H.R. 527). The “Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011” (H.R. 10) is expected to come to the House floor for a vote early next week. All three of these bills attempt to grind the rulemaking process to a halt, thereby placing corporate interests ahead of public health, safety, environmental protection and a secure economy.

AFR Letter: Oppose Legislation that Would Weaken Derivatives Regulations
November 30, 2011 – 1:08 pm

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress opposing three pieces of legislation that would weaken derivatives regulations set in place by Dodd-Frank.