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AFR comment to SEC re “Franken Amendment” on Credit Rating Agencies
September 14, 2011 – 1:53 pm

Click here to view AFR’s comment letter to the SEC  regarding the study on assigned credit ratings for structured finance products mandated by section 939F (Franken Amendment) of Dodd-Frank.  We said it is vitally important …

Letter Supporting the Confirmation of Richard Cordray to Lead the CFPB
September 2, 2011 – 11:01 am

Read our letter cosigned by over 60 national, state, and local groups supporting Richard Cordray’s confirmation to head the CFPB here.

AFR to CFTC: Establish Position Limits for Derivatives Market
March 29, 2011 – 10:12 am

Read the pdf of our letter here.
March 28th, 2011
Mr. David A. Stawick
Secretary
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Center
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20581
Re: RIN 3038–AD15 and 3038–AD16; Position Limits For Derivatives
Dear Mr. Stawick:
On behalf of Americans …

Exemption of Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards is Not Justified
November 30, 2010 – 12:22 pm

Read the pdf version of the letter here.
November 29, 2010
The Honorable Timothy Geithner
Secretary
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
CC: Chairman Gary Gensler, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CC: Chairman Mary L. Schapiro, U.S. …

In Letter to SEC, AFR Urges Accountability for NRSRO’s
November 28, 2010 – 11:16 am

November 5th, 2010
Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman
The Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Dear Ms. Schapiro:
We write on behalf of Americans …