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Derivatives Conference Call Briefing
May 10, 2011 – 7:46 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2010
CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854
John@ourfinancialsecurity.org
*** Conference Call Briefing ***
WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and bloggers on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:30 …

AFR Statement on Efforts to Block Any CFPB Nominee
May 6, 2011 – 7:43 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2011
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org
AFR Statement on Efforts to Block Any CFPB Nominee
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together …

Consumer Federation of America Press Release: Don’t Handcuff the CFPB
May 4, 2011 – 9:31 am

View the press release in pdf form here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                              CONTACT:
May 4, 2011                                                                            Travis Plunkett, 202-939-1004
Jack Gills, 202-737-0766
HOUSE MOVES TO HANDCUFF NEW CONSUMER FINANCIAL AGENCY
–Legislation Will Give Discredited Banking Regulators Vast Power to Block Needed …

Consumers Demand a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
May 4, 2011 – 9:05 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2011
CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org
Consumers Demand a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Efforts to Handcuff the CFPB in House Subcommittee are Wrong
Washington, DC – Today, a House Financial Services subcommittee is considering two …

Members of Congress Urge AG’s to Consider AFR’s Concerns in Foreclosure Settlement Talks
May 3, 2011 – 10:15 am

 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
Members of Congress Urge Justice Department and State Attorneys General to Protect Victims of Improper Foreclosures
Members request assistance in shielding American consumers from mortgage servicers engaged …

AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight
April 29, 2011 – 4:26 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2010
CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854
John@ourfinancialsecurity.org
AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national …