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Prof. Elizabeth Warren on the Colbert Report
May 6, 2010 – 2:01 pm

Professor Elizabeth Warren discusses proposed regulatory reform with Stephen Colbert.  (The last five seconds are particularly insightful.)

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AFR: Danger Ahead For Reform Package; Big Banks Will Try To Weaken Or Kill Bill
May 3, 2010 – 11:35 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 3, 2010

As the first full week of debate begins on Financial Reform, danger lies ahead for the bill. The big banks, and their friends on the Hill, will …

Examples of State Consumer Protection Laws that Have Been Preempted
May 3, 2010 – 10:16 am

Courtesy of the National Consumer Law Center
April 28, 2010
The following are examples of state laws that have been preempted by federal bank regulations.  Section 1044 of S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, allows bank regulators …

Why Small Business Supports Wall Street Reform
May 3, 2010 – 9:32 am

STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
www.scsbc.org
Statement of Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. April 21, 2010.  Press conference …

AFR: American Public Can’t Afford To Get the Raw End Of Another Bad Bank Deal
April 29, 2010 – 2:35 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
We Must Strengthen, Not Weaken the Senate Bill
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement today as the Senate begins debate on financial reform legislation.
Heather Booth, Director, Americans for …