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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AFR in the News: Bankers Assault on Financial Reform -Gerald Epstein: New financial regulations contained in the Dodd-Frank law are being gutted or delayed by regulators and Congress
April 30, 2012 – 2:23 pm

Bankers Assault on Financial Reform -Gerald Epstein: New financial regulations contained in the Dodd-Frank law are being gutted or delayed by regulators and Congress – Transcipt, Paul Jay (The Real News Network)
April 30, 2012
“And this …

AFR in the News: Tea Party Congressmen Accept Cash From Bailed-Out Bankers
April 30, 2012 – 2:20 pm

Tea Party Congressmen Accept Cash From Bailed-Out Bankers – Heidi Przybyla and Phil Mattingly (Bloomberg News)
April 30, 2012
“Tea Party favorites such as Stephen Fincher of Tennessee were swept into Congress on a wave of anger …

AFR Comment Letter: More Supervision of Big Banks Required
April 30, 2012 – 9:26 am

AFR submitted a comment letter to the Federal Reserve urging for more supervision of systemically important financial institutions.

AFR in the News: Credit Default Swaps Made European Debt Crisis Worse: Study
April 27, 2012 – 2:31 pm

Credit Default Swaps Made European Debt Crisis Worse: Study – Mark Gongloff (Huffington Post)
April 27, 2012
“While many may disagree with the concept that speculation in CDS moves markets, it’s a lot harder to disagree with …

AFR in the News: Lehman elite stood to get $700 million
April 27, 2012 – 2:29 pm

Lehman elite stood to get $700 million – Walter Hamilton, Andrew Tangel and Stuart Pfeifer (Los Angeles Times)
April 27, 2012
“Less than a year before the 2008 collapse of Lehman Bros. plunged the global economy into …

House Passes Bill to Exempt Small Banks from Swaps Rules
April 25, 2012 – 10:24 am

House Passes Bill to Exempt Small Banks from Swaps Rules  (American Banker)
April 25, 2012
“The House on Wednesday easily approved a bill that would provide small banks an exemption from clearing requirements for swaps under the …