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The so-called $50 billion “bailout slush fund” would force big banks to pay not taxpayers

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform denounces the misstatements by opponents of reform – including Senators Shelby and DeMint …

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement about the Protect our Recovery through Oversight of Proprietary Trading Act (or PROP Trading Act).

Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: …

James Crotty, Gerald Epstein, and Iren Levina have co-authored an article regarding financial reform, the “Volcker Rule,” and the real cost of propriety trading.  Here is the introduction to the article:
President Obama’s endorsement of the …

Rhode Island’s Providence Journal just released this Editorial supporting “the Volker Rule.”  It says:
Wall Street should not again earn fortunes through reckless investing while loading the risks onto taxpayers. It’s time for new rules for …

Heather Booth, the Executive Director of Americans for Financial Reform, is now blogging on the Huffington Post.  Click here to read her profile and subscribe to her blog.
This week, she’s talking about the link between …