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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44 Senate Republicans Refuse to Confirm any CFPB Director
May 3, 2011 – 2:03 pm

44 Senate Republicans sent a letter to President Obama refusing to confirm any director to the CFPB unless the Bureau is significantly weakened. Read the full letter here.

Members of Congress Urge AG’s to Consider AFR’s Concerns in Foreclosure Settlement Talks
May 3, 2011 – 10:15 am

 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
Members of Congress Urge Justice Department and State Attorneys General to Protect Victims of Improper Foreclosures
Members request assistance in shielding American consumers from mortgage servicers engaged …

AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight
April 29, 2011 – 4:26 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2010
CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854
John@ourfinancialsecurity.org
AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national …

AFR to SEC: Provide Better Guidance When Removing Credit Rating References from the Investment Company Act of 1940
April 26, 2011 – 3:04 pm

Read the letter here.
 
April 25, 2011
Ms. Elizabeth Murphy
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549-1090
Re: RIN 3235-AL02: “Proposed Amendments to Remove References to Credit Ratings in Rule 2a-7 Under The Investment Company Act …

AFR Bulletin: Prudential Standards for End User Derivatives
April 26, 2011 – 9:53 am

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AFR Comment Letter to the SEC on Credit Ratings
April 25, 2011 – 8:36 am

Read pdf here.
 
April 25, 2011
Ms. Elizabeth Murphy
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-1090
Re: RIN 3235-AL02: “Proposed Amendments to Remove References to Credit Ratings in Rule
2a-7 Under The Investment Company Act of 1940”
Dear Ms. …