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American Bankers Association – How Wrong Can They Be?
March 17, 2010 – 9:04 am

For Immediate Release
March 17, 2010

ABA’s Account: The subprime mortgage market collapse does “not warrant a fundamental overhaul of the basic regulatory structure. Banking regulators… have since responded in a coordinated and measured way to …

The “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010″
March 15, 2010 – 2:09 pm
The “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010″

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 200 groups, released the following statement today on Chairman Dodd’s financial reform legislation:
Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “We applaud Chairman Dodd …

Huffington Post: The Two Rules of Real Financial Reform
March 15, 2010 – 9:18 am

Fight Club fans take note!  AFR Executive Director Heather Booth wrote up the rules of real financial reform for the Huffington Post.  Here are first few:
The first rule of real financial reform is that you …

AFR: Senators Merkley and Levin Work to Prevent Wall Street from Betting Our Savings
March 10, 2010 – 12:45 pm

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement about the Protect our Recovery through Oversight of Proprietary Trading Act (or PROP Trading Act).

Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: …