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: …

“The big money is back on Wall Street” – New York Times, 2/23/10

Advocates Take to the Web to Weigh in to Restrain Banks from Rewarding Risky Behavior

Washington, DC – In …

James Crotty, Gerald Epstein, and Iren Levina have co-authored an article regarding financial reform, the “Volcker Rule”, and the real cost of propriety trading.  Here is the introduction to the article:
President Obama’s endorsement of the …

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February 24, 2010
AFR Calls on Senate to Maintain Strong Corporate Governance Reforms
Says Board Failures a Key Factor in Financial Meltdown;
Questions Credibility of U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Opposition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the U.S. Senate …