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AFR Supports Whitehouse Interstate Lending Amendment to S. 3217
May 12, 2010 – 12:00 pm

United States Senate
Washington, DC  20510
RE:   Support for Whitehouse Interstate Lending amendment to S. 3217
Dear Senator:
The consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express …

Conference Comparison Charts and Other Resources
May 12, 2010 – 10:30 am

The following charts and documents were created to compare and contrast House and Senate bills in the Conference period.
Click here for the US PIRG scorecard.
Top 10 Things About Financial Reform (fact sheet)
AFR Conference Priorities (as …

Move Your Money: St. Louis Union Withdraws Group Funds from Bank of America
May 10, 2010 – 9:29 am

Around the country, people are standing up to the big banks by moving their money out of institutions that are fighting against financial reform.  A recent action in Missouri was documented in the Huffington Post:
A …

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 …