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AFR Opposes HR 1038
June 12, 2013 – 12:58 pm

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to oppose HR 1038. This legislation would make it easier for major dealers in the energy markets to avoid appropriate designation as swaps dealers, and would also remove important protections for public utilities in their swaps transactions.

Don’t Let Wall Street Offshore Its Recklessness
June 11, 2013 – 1:19 pm
Don’t Let Wall Street Offshore Its Recklessness

Tell the House of Representatives to say No to HR 1256, a bill that would open the way to a dangerous new surge of Wall Street gambling.

Opposition Materials to HR 1256
June 11, 2013 – 11:29 am

AFR sent a letter and one pager regarding HR 1256, the “Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act” to members of Congress, urging them to oppose the bill. HR 1256 would severely undermine regulators ability to protect U.S. taxpayers from risks that arise from overseas derivatives trading.

AFR Letter to Regulators Emphasizing Lessons of the Senate PSI London Whale Report
June 4, 2013 – 5:05 pm

AFR sent a letter to regulators emphasizing the lessons from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) report on the London Whale.

AFR in the News: Bank Lobbyists Help Write Financial Bills
May 28, 2013 – 4:58 pm

Citi’s recommendations influenced “more than 70 lines” of an 85-line bill. Two key paragraphs “were copied nearly word for word” from a draft prepared by Citi and two other large banks.