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AFR Press Statement: President Obama’s Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray
January 4, 2012 – 11:02 am | Comments Off

Consumers won today when President Obama defied Wall Street interests to make a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Obama stood with consumers and families in making this crucial decision.

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AFR Statement on Subcommittee on Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit Hearing
March 16, 2011 – 9:25 am

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform, issued the following statement today:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created …

AFR Statement on Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Hearing
March 16, 2011 – 9:22 am

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform, issued the following statement:
Damon Silvers, Policy Director and Special Counsel at …

Regulating Wall Street: Exploring the Political Economy of the Possible
March 13, 2011 – 2:56 pm

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Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies
March 10, 2011 – 10:52 am

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February 25th, 2011
The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner
Chairperson
Financial Stability Oversight Council
c/o Lance Auer
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington DC 20220
Re: 12 CFR Part 1310/ RIN 4030-AA00 Authority To Require Supervision and Regulation …

CFTC Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities
March 9, 2011 – 10:06 am

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March 8th, 2011
Mr. David A. Stawick
Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Center
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20581

Re: RIN Number 3038–AD18; Core Principles and Other Requirements for Swap Execution …

AFR NPR Risk Adequacy
March 7, 2011 – 12:56 pm

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February 28, 2011
Hon. Ben Bernanke, Chairman
Federal Reserve Board
20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20551
Hon. Sheila Bair, Chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
550 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20429
Mr. John Walsh, Acting Comptroller
Office of the …