Americans for Financial Reform is supporting H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
The need for this legislation could not be more obvious. Years of deregulation have produced a financial system …

Protect Investors from Accounting Fraud
Vote YES on Kanjorski-Frank-Sarbanes-Cohen Amendment
We are writing on behalf of vulnerable investors to urge you to support the Kanjorski-Frank-Sarbanes-Cohen amendment to preserve essential protections against accounting fraud.  Without this amendment, …

As organizations that support requiring all those who offer investment advice to act in the best interests of their clients, we are writing to urge you to vote yes on the Cohen-Frank amendment to H.R. …

AFR sent the following letter to Congress regarding H.R. 4173 on December 9, 2009.
Download the letter as a PDF.
Dear Representative:
The undersigned organizations strongly urge you to support H.R. 4173, the “Wall Street Reform and …

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.  Read our letter of support for this bill here.
The banks and others …

Consumer Federation of America and Americans for Financial Reform Decry
House Financial Services Committee Vote to Weaken Post-Enron Fraud Protections

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2009 –Today, Americans for Financial Reform and Consumer Federation of …