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USAToday: Financial Sector Ups Lobbying Effort Over New Regulation Plan
December 31, 2009 – 11:25 am

Americans for Financial Reform was mentioned in this USAToday article.  Here is an excerpt:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent $2 million on advertising, including commercials slamming the creation of a federal consumer-protection agency, and …

AFR Responds to American Bankers Association Efforts To Kill Reform: We Won’t Back Down
December 21, 2009 – 11:47 am

DATE: December 17, 2009

Washington, DC – Just days after top banking executives met with President Obama and said they would close the gap between their support for financial regulatory reform and “the …

Cheer on Reform at a Debate This Tuesday 11/17
November 12, 2009 – 7:46 am
Cheer on Reform at a Debate This Tuesday 11/17

On Tuesday November 17, Damon Silvers of the AFL-CIO will debate Ed Yingling of the American Bankers Association about how best to reform America’s financial system.  The event will be hosted by the Aspen Institute:
Moderated …

Activists Tell American Bankers Association, “Enough is Enough!”
November 11, 2009 – 12:06 pm
Activists Tell American Bankers Association, “Enough is Enough!”

Chicago Showdown

It was a Showdown in Chicago!
Organized by National People’s Action, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and a coalition of organizations from across the nation, thousands of people fed-up with outrageous bank fees, sky-rocketing credit …