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May 20, 2011
 
Ben Bernanke, Chairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
 
John Walsh, Acting Comptroller
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
 
Sheila Bair, Chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
 
John Bowman, Acting Director
Office of Thrift Supervision
 
Dear Federal …

Read our letter to Congress urging members to oppose H.R. 1573, a bill that would both delay implementation of the derivatives reforms in Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and introduce possible new exemptions to those reforms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2010
CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854
John@ourfinancialsecurity.org
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TALKING POINTS ON HR 1610

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) report made clear that unregulated derivatives markets played a critical role in the financial crisis of 2008.

HR 1610 would create major loopholes in the Dodd-Frank …

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May 3rd, 2011
Dear Representative,
On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, we are writing to urge you to oppose H.R. 1610, a bill that would introduce various new exemptions into the derivatives provisions …