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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’s Comment Letter to the SEC/CFTC: Tighten Definitions To Prevent Loopholes For Big Banks
February 23, 2011 – 11:09 am

February 22nd, 2011
Mr. David A. Stawick, Secretary
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20581
Ms. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549-1090
Re: SEC File No. S7–39–10; Definition of …

CFA and AFR’s Joint Comment Letter to the CFTC on Business Conduct Standards
February 23, 2011 – 11:06 am

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February 22, 2011
David A. Stawick
Secretary of the Commission
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre
1155 21st St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20581
Re: RIN number 3038—AD25

Dear Secretary Stawick:
We are writing on behalf of the Consumer Federation …

AFR’s Comment Letter to CFTC on End-User Exemption to Mandatory Clearing of Swaps
February 23, 2011 – 11:01 am

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February 22nd, 2011
David A. Stawick, Secretary
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre
1155 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC  20581
Re: RIN 3038–AD10 – End-User Exception to Mandatory Clearing of Swaps
Dear Mr. Stawick:
On behalf of Americans …

AFR Comment on Swap Data Repositories
February 23, 2011 – 10:59 am

February 22nd, 2011
Mr. David A. Stawick, Secretary
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Center
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20581
Re: CFTC RIN 3038–AC20; Swap Data Repositories
PDF Version Available here
Dear Mr. Stawick:
On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, thank …

Leadership Conference letter in opposition to Kline-Foxx
February 22, 2011 – 11:49 am

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Protect Students and Taxpayers – Support Gainful Employment
Rules
OPPOSE Kline-Foxx-McCarthy-Hastings Amendment to H.R. 1
February 15, 2011
Dear Representative:
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a diverse coalition of more …

Opposition to Proposed cuts to CFPB
February 18, 2011 – 3:02 pm

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February 16th, 2011

RE: Opposition to proposed cuts to CFPB funding under the proposed CR; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a very good value
Dear Member of Congress:
On behalf of Americans …