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Elizabeth Warren Rap Video – Got a New Sheriff
August 13, 2010 – 12:04 pm | Comments Off

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 …

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Join the Roosevelt Institute for an Important Web Conference
March 2, 2010 – 11:09 am
Join the Roosevelt Institute for an Important Web Conference

Want to know more about how we can fix our broken economy?  Hear what the experts have to say about this issue and help us get one step closer to finding a solution.
This Wednesday, March …

AFR Statement On A Strong And Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency
March 2, 2010 – 10:27 am

Heather Booth, Executive Director of Americans for Financial Reform, released the following statement today about a strong and independent CFPA:
“AFR supports the creation of a strong and independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency. We haven’t seen …

New York Times: In Senate, a Renewed Effort on Financial Regulation
March 1, 2010 – 2:57 pm

Heather Booth, Executive Director of Americans for Financial Reform, was recently quoted in a New York Times article regarding the Senate’s work on financial reform and specifically the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Heather …

Women Executives Supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Agency
March 1, 2010 – 2:49 pm

Women Executives Push the Consumer Financial Protection Agency on the Hill
Business Women Tell Senators the CFPA is Both Women Consumers and Business Women
Washington, DC – On Tuesday March 2, 2010, a dozen senior women …

Business Organizations to Senate: Don’t Drop CFPA
March 1, 2010 – 2:40 pm

Business Organizations to Senate:
Don’t Drop Consumer Financial Protection Agency
U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S. Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, American Made Alliance, Business for Shared Prosperity, Main Street Alliance, …

News Coverage of Presidential Reunion for Financial Reform
March 1, 2010 – 9:14 am

Americans for Financial Reform joined with Funny or Die to release this video about the need for financial reform and the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  It has been getting a lot of media attention.  For …