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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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Stiglitz in Politico: Conference Must Preserve Strongest Provisions
June 9, 2010 – 9:59 am

Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz writes in Politico about the upcoming Conference Committee between the House and Senate.  He writes:
The future of improved financial regulations depends largely on how the differences between the House …

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June 9, 2010 – 8:55 am
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AFR to Congress: Protect Investors and Impose a Fiduciary Duty on Swaps Dealers
June 9, 2010 – 8:48 am

Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln
328A Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss
328A Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Chairman Collin Peterson
1301 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ranking Member Frank Lucas
1305 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Members:
On behalf of Americans …

Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues in Financial Reform Conference
June 9, 2010 – 8:31 am

The Honorable Christopher Dodd
Chairman
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Barney Frank
Chairman
House Committee on Financial Services
Washington, DC 20515
RE:  Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues in Financial Reform Conference
Dear Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank:
Thank …

Transparency without delay for action to hold Wall Street Accountable
June 7, 2010 – 9:14 am

June 7, 2010
Re: Transparency without delay for action to hold Wall Street Accountable
Dear Member of Congress:
We applaud your efforts to enact strong financial reform legislation and look forward to working with you to pass this …

Op-Ed: Toasters safer; why not bank products?
June 4, 2010 – 2:43 pm

This op-ed was placed in the Tennessee Opinion by Krissa Barclay, for­mer chair­man of the David­son County Demo­c­ra­tic Party, and Lauren Saunders, managing attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. This piece makes note of …