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		<title>AFR Statement: JP Morgan Losses, Global Derivatives Regulation, and Today&#8217;s Speech by Gary Gensler</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFR released a statement on the JP Morgan losses, global derivatives regulation, and the speech by Gary Gensler at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA.) ]]></description>
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		<title>AFR in the News: Financial-Reform Group: JPM Clearly Was Not Hedging</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-in-the-news-financial-reform-group-jpm-clearly-was-not-hedging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Banker
By Joe Adler
MAY 18, 2012
In a conference call with reporters Friday, Americans for Financial Reform argued — counter to claims by the Wall Street giant — that the trades by the firm&#8217;s London investment ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFR Press Advisory/Press Briefing: JP Morgan Losses &#8211; ‘Hedging’, Derivatives, and Financial Regulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFR released a press advisory regarding a press call regarding JP Morgan's $2 billion loss. ]]></description>
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		<title>AFR in the News: Obama Wall Street Shuffle: President Plays To Populist Outrage And Campaign Finance</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-in-the-news-obama-wall-street-shuffle-president-plays-to-populist-outrage-and-campaign-finance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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By Zach Carter (HuffingtonPost)

&#8220;Hedging is not about profits, it&#8217;s about reducing risk,&#8221; said Marcus Stanley, policy director at Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of consumer, small business and labor groups that backs financial reform. ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFR Policy Director, Dr. Marcus Stanley, Discusses JPMorgan Trading Mistake on FOX 5 News WTTG</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-policy-director-dr-marcus-stanley-discusses-jpmorgan-trading-mistake-on-fox-5-news-wttg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Marcus Stanley, Policy Director of AFR, discusses JPMorgan Chase&#8217;s $2 billion trading mistake on Fox 5 News.
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		<title>AFR Letter: Oppose HR 1838</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-letter-oppose-hr-1838/</link>
		<comments>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-letter-oppose-hr-1838/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read AFR&#8217;s letter opposing HR 1838 here
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		<title>AFR Comment Letter: Increase Block Trading Threshold</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-comment-letter-increase-block-trading-threshold/</link>
		<comments>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-comment-letter-increase-block-trading-threshold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFR submitted a comment letter calling on the CFTC to increase the block trading threshold. ]]></description>
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		<title>AFR in the News: JPMorgan prepares for Washington&#8217;s worst</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-in-the-news-jpmorgan-prepares-for-washingtons-worst/</link>
		<comments>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/afr-in-the-news-jpmorgan-prepares-for-washingtons-worst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JPMorgan prepares for D.C.&#8217;s worst 
By: Anna Palmer (POLITICO)
May 14, 2012
The scandal is also expected to reinvigorate supporters of stricter regulations for the financial services industry, particularly among those who feel the industry has been overly dismissive ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFR in the News: London’s “Whale” Loses $2 Billion for JPMorgan</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/11911/</link>
		<comments>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/11911/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London’s “Whale” Loses $2 Billion for JPMorgan
BY MARLENE Y. SATTER, ADVISORONE
May 11, 2012
&#8220;These losses underline the need for a strong Volcker Rule to prevent risky proprietary trading,&#8221; Americans for Financial Reform said in a statement. &#8220;Regulators ...]]></description>
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		<title>AFR in the News: FDIC Seeks to End ‘Too Big to Fail’ Bailouts</title>
		<link>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/11907/</link>
		<comments>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2012/05/11907/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FDIC Seeks to End ‘Too Big to Fail’ Bailouts
ABC News May 10
Marcus Stanley, policy director of Americans for Financial reform, a public interest coalition in favor of financial reform based in Washington D.C., said there ...]]></description>
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