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 »Courtesy of the National Consumer Law Center
April 28, 2010
The following are examples of state laws that have been preempted by federal bank regulations. Section 1044 of S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, allows bank regulators …
Everyone (except Wall Street bankers) seems to be outraged about Wall Street banks, which made billions by trading complex confections of dicey mortgages and then passed us the tab when the investments went belly up. …
STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
www.scsbc.org
Statement of Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. April 21, 2010. Press conference …
April 30, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator:
Americans for Financial Reform is a coalition of more than 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, labor and civil rights groups. Consumer Federation of America is a non-profit …
Activists in Denver, CO joined in with nationwide protests in support of financial reform yesterday. Here’s a report on their actions from the Denver Daily News:
A coalition of protesters — several dressed in hazmat gear …