COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND FINANCIAL REFORM – May 9, 2012
Presented by: Americans for Financial Reform, Center for Progressive Reform, Economic Policy Institute, Public Citizen
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PANEL 1: Cost Benefit Analysis and Legal Challenges to Dodd Frank 9:00 …

Have you – or others you know – been charged an overdraft fee on your checking account? Is it unclear what the costs and benefits of overdraft systems are? Or what are the alternatives? Well, …

As most Americans struggle to pay their share, we can’t help but notice that Wall Street is not. Many of the economic problems we face today, from deficits to unemployment, were in large part created by …

Support for a Wall Street Speculation Tax has been spreading across the nation with more grassroots groups calling for a tax on reckless Wall Street speculation than ever before. To move forward on winning this policy change, we need members of Congress to step up and support Wall Street speculation taxes. Write your Senators and Representatives and ask them to support a Wall Street Speculation tax.

The “Volcker Rule” is a part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill that bans banks and other large, critical financial institutions from making risky, speculative bets using taxpayer backed funds – a practice called “proprietary trading.” Tell the financial regulators to write a strong “Volcker Rule” and end excessive speculation at big Wall Street banks that puts the public at risk.

For too long, the rules of Wall Street have been written by the bankers themselves. This year, that has to change.
Americans for Fairness in Lending and Americans for Financial Reform are partnering to reform the nation’s …