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To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee
Washington, DC 20510
Re: Derivatives Trading will not go overseas
Dear Conferee:
The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business …
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2010
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Washington, DC – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) joined with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for …
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) join with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for banks to get back to the basic commercial banking business of making loans to consumers and …
To: Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee
Re: Support House Offer on Title II – Resolution Authority to Improve Regulatory Capacity to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis
The …
Americans for Financial Reform and Chris Bowers of Open Left and Joan McCarter of Daily Kos host
Blog conference call Friday, June 18, 2010 at 12 noon EDT (Call in: (951) 262-4343, Access code: 778106)
Experts and Activists Answer …
Today, Heather Booth, Director of Americans for Financial Reform, stated,
“Section 716 of the Senate derivatives title remains one of the most critical, structural reforms left standing in the Wall Street Reform bill. Wall Street lobbyists …