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AFR: Senator Dodd Makes Right Call to Move Forward
February 5, 2010 – 4:14 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: February 5, 2010
AFR: Dodd Makes Right Call To Move Forward
Dodd’s Leadership Means Accountability for Wall St is Within Reach
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement regarding Senate Banking …

Social Investment Forum to Senators Dodd and Shelby: Support a CFPA
February 4, 2010 – 9:45 am

Dear Chairman Dodd and Senator Shelby:
The signatories below, representing socially responsible and sustainable investors, are writing to reiterate our support for an independent and robust Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), as proposed in the draft …

AFR to Senator Dodd: Support Strong Reforms
February 3, 2010 – 12:12 pm

February 1, 2010
The Honorable Christopher Dodd
Chairman
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
534 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20510
Dear Senator Dodd:
We are writing today to convey our strong support for comprehensive regulatory reform, and to …

Obama Expected To Send Strong Message to Big Banks: No Longer Business as Usual
January 27, 2010 – 1:13 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: January 27, 2010

Financial Reform Needed To Set the Country on the Road to Recovery

Latest NBC/WSJ Poll says Americans want stronger regulations to rein in Big Banks: “Nearly three-quarters say that …

AFR to Congress: Reject the Chamber’s False Rhetoric
January 20, 2010 – 10:36 am
AFR to Congress: Reject the Chamber’s False Rhetoric

The Chamber of Commerce is descending upon Capitol Hill today, January 20, intending to kill financial reform.

Read about how the Chamber represents CEO special interests, not Main Street Small Businesses
Read our responses to industry arguments …

AFR to Big Wall Street Banks: Come Clean Before Angelides Commission
January 13, 2010 – 12:30 pm
AFR to Big Wall Street Banks: Come Clean Before Angelides Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: January 13, 2010

Washington, DC – As the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission kicks off its first public hearing today, Americans for Financial Reform calls on big banks to not …