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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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Sign Mortgage Fraud Petition
December 16, 2010 – 3:06 pm
Sign Mortgage Fraud Petition

Please join thousands of people who are calling on the State Attorneys General to take a tough stand in their negotiations with big banks over mortgage fraud.
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CFTC Should Resist Lobbying on Speculation Limits, Chilton Says
December 14, 2010 – 3:12 pm

CFTC Should Resist Lobbying on Speculation Limits, Chilton Says
Silla Brush (Bloomberg)
December 14, 2010
– Regulators should resist lobbying pressure aimed at getting them to set rules while putting off the date when they take effect, Chilton …

President Obama’s Deficit Commission Should Consider Speculation Tax
November 30, 2010 – 1:39 pm

LETTER FROM AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM TO THE DEFICIT COMMISSION MEMBERS
Re: Support for a financial stability and revenue raising measure
November 24, 2010
Dear Members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform,
Americans for Financial Reform …

AFR Calls Upon The President’s Deficit Commission to Consider Speculation Tax
November 30, 2010 – 12:46 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DATE: November 30, 2010
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 or
John@ourfinancialsecurity.org

AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM CALLS UPON THE PRESIDENT’S DEFICIT COMMISSION TO CONSIDER A FINANCIAL SPECULATION TAX
WASHINGTON, DC – Last Wednesday, Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), …

Exemption of Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards is Not Justified
November 30, 2010 – 12:22 pm

Read the pdf version of the letter here.
November 29, 2010
The Honorable Timothy Geithner
Secretary
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
CC: Chairman Gary Gensler, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CC: Chairman Mary L. Schapiro, U.S. …

In Letter to SEC, AFR Urges Accountability for NRSRO’s
November 28, 2010 – 11:16 am

November 5th, 2010
Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman
The Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Dear Ms. Schapiro:
We write on behalf of Americans …