For too long, the rules of Wall Street have been written by the bankers themselves. This year, that has to change.
Americans for Financial Reform is working to reform the nation's lending industry and financial system. We're working to protect Americans' neighborhoods, homes and pocketbooks by creating an economy that works for everyone.
Our favorite candidate to lead the CFPA, Elizabeth Warren, is the subject of a new rap video supporting her nomination. The video comes courtesy of our friends at the Main Street Brigade. Want to show …
Read the full story »BanksterUSA.org explains why we need strong language to rein in the derivatives market:
Reckless swaps and derivatives trading played a critical role in the financial crisis, inflating the domestic housing bubble and turning it into a global economic …
AFR recently helped host a press conference call with Robert Stiglitz and other experts regarding the need to reform big banks’ deceptive practices. The call, which you can read about and listen to here, has …
Stiglitz, Other Experts, Urge Congress To Protect Taxpayers from Banks’ Risky Products
Nobel Prize winner warns against putting the government at risk for Big Banks’ deceptive practices
Click here to listen to a recording of the …
Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz writes in Politico about the upcoming Conference Committee between the House and Senate. He writes:
The future of improved financial regulations depends largely on how the differences between the House …
Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln
328A Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss
328A Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Chairman Collin Peterson
1301 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ranking Member Frank Lucas
1305 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Members:
On behalf of Americans …
