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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September 8, 2010 – 9:15 am

Welcome to the AFR website!  Our site provides news and information about the fight to protect everyday American consumers, investors, and workers from Wall Street’s greed and excess.  Whether you’re looking for the latest developments in …

Op-Ed: The Right Choice to Head Consumer Protection Bureau
September 7, 2010 – 3:31 pm

Jon Green, the Executive Director of the Connecticut Working Families Party, wrote an Op-Ed supporting Elizabeth Warren.  It was recently published in the Hartford Courant.  Click here to read the original letter.
I hope Sen. Christopher …

AFR: There Must Be Transparency in Implementation
September 7, 2010 – 3:25 pm

September 3, 2010
Hon. Gary Gensler, Chairman
Hon. Sheila Bair, Chairman
Hon. Ben Bernanke, Chairman
Hon. John Walsh, Acting Comptroller
Hon. Mary Schapiro, Chairman
Hon. Timothy Geithner, Secretary
Re:  Transparency in the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and …

AFR Memo on a Framework for Complaint-Handling at the CFPB
September 3, 2010 – 3:09 pm

AFR and the AFR-CFPB Task Force have developed this memo regarding a framework for complaint handling at the CFPB.
Click here for a pdf version of the memo.

NPA and NCRC Urge Frank to Support Community Reinvestment Act
September 1, 2010 – 11:25 am

NPA and NCRC delivered a letter signed by more than 260 organizations to Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, urging that he introduce and pass Community Reinvestment Act reform this year.  …

Study Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers and Investment Advisers
August 31, 2010 – 1:14 pm

August 30, 2010
Elizabeth M. Murphy
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Release No. 34-62577; IA-3058; File No. 4-606
Study Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers and Investment Advisers
Dear Secretary Murphy:
Americans For Financial Reform (AFR) …