It is Time for Wall Street to Pay its Fair Share
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It is Time for Wall Street to Pay its Fair Share
March 30, 2012 – 9:52 am | Comments Off

As most Americans struggle to pay their share, we can’t help but notice that Wall Street is not. Many of the economic problems we face today, from deficits to unemployment, were in large part created by …

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Billionaires for Blunt
April 9, 2010 – 4:02 pm

Billionaires for Blunt visited Ozark, Missouri Wednesday to greet Congressman Blunt at the Ozark Chamber of Commerce and thank him for continuing to support big banks, pharmaceutical giants, insurance companies, big coal, big oil and …

Exploding Toasters and the Fight for Reform
April 9, 2010 – 9:20 am
Exploding Toasters and the Fight for Reform

On Tuesday, we hosted a successful webinar with Professor Elizabeth Warren, AFR Director Heather Booth, and Americans for Fairness in Lending.  Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for this exciting online event!  …

Americans for Financial Reform Hit the Streets
April 6, 2010 – 8:24 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Advocates take advantage of Congressional recess to push for financial reform
Washington, DC – Over this Congressional recess, Americans for Financial Reform, made up of more than 250 national, state and local consumer, labor, …

Fact Check: Big Banks Must Pay Up
April 5, 2010 – 9:32 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The so-called $50 billion “bailout slush fund” would force big banks to pay not taxpayers

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform denounces the misstatements by opponents of reform – including Senators Shelby and DeMint …

Elizabeth Warren: Banks or Families?
April 1, 2010 – 1:10 pm

Elizabeth Warren wrote this piece in Politico.  Here is an excerpt:
Banks or families?
For almost a year, the big banks and the American Bankers Association have presented that choice to Congress. Lobbyists argue that meaningful consumer …

Health Care Reform Also Reforms Student Lending
April 1, 2010 – 8:13 am

The Senate passed and the President signed into law a bill which will eliminate the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) student lending program.  Instead, all government loans will use the “Direct” lending program.   AFFIL applauds …