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Video: SNL Presidents Unite to Support the CFPA
March 9, 2010 – 9:21 am
Video: SNL Presidents Unite to Support the CFPA

Click here to watch!   Then call your Senators toll free (866-544-7573) and tell them to support financial reform.
Will Ferrell, Fred Armisen, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey and Darrell Hammond, the Saturday Night Live actors …

CALL THE SENATE
March 3, 2010 – 11:00 am
CALL THE SENATE

Tell the Senate to work for us, not for bankers!
Join thousands of activists from around the country and call your Senators toll-free to tell them that we need real financial reform that will hold the …

New TV Ad: Sen. Tester, Keep Fighting for Financial Reform
February 25, 2010 – 10:41 am
New TV Ad: Sen. Tester, Keep Fighting for Financial Reform

“That [Committee for Truth in Politics] ad is confusing a lot of folks, because it’s not true.” – Sen. Jon Tester [Billings Gazette, 2/10/10]
Washington, D.C. – Americans for Financial Reform and Americans United for …

Video: Wall Street Recklessness Cost 7 Million Americans Their Jobs
February 16, 2010 – 2:14 pm
Video: Wall Street Recklessness Cost 7 Million Americans Their Jobs

Wall Street CEOs legalized gambling through something called ‘derivatives,’ making bets on bets on bets. But when their luck ran out, it was our money they lost – our homes, our investments.
Watch the ad below …

This Valentine’s Day, Break Up With Your Abusive Bank!
February 11, 2010 – 11:12 am
This Valentine’s Day, Break Up With Your Abusive Bank!

For Valentine’s Day, The Public Breaks Up With the Big Banks in a Boycott and Outreach Movement

This Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to end your abusive relationship with the big banks that have …

Tell the Senate: We Need a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
February 1, 2010 – 3:45 pm
Tell the Senate: We Need a Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Toasters, toys, Tylenol, title loans: one of these things is not like the others. We have government agencies in charge of regulating many consumer products, but not nearly enough attention is given to financial products.  …