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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 …

AFR to the Senate: Strengthen and Support the Reform Bill
April 23, 2010 – 3:55 pm

April 23, 2010
Dear Senator Reid:
As members of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 consumer, labor, investor, community, civil rights and business groups, we write to you today to convey …

AFR: We Applaud The President’s Speech; Now It Is Time For Congress To Act
April 22, 2010 – 11:36 am

Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, released the following statement on the President’s speech today in New York:
Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: …

USA Today: Payday Lenders Lobby for Regulation Exemption
April 22, 2010 – 8:22 am

USA Today reports:
WASHINGTON — Payday lenders have stepped up their federal lobbying as Congress works on sweeping legislation to regulate banks and protect consumers from the risky financial practices blamed for the economic crisis.
The Community …