Financial Experts and Civil Rights Leaders from Americans for Financial Reform to Discuss Expectations for the Congressional Conference on Financial Reform Bill

Experts and Leaders Will Lay Out What to Expect in the Conference and How to Keep the Final Bill Strong

Listen to a recording of the conference here.

Washington, D.C. – Friday, June 4at 11 A.M. ET, a panel of financial experts and civil rights leaders from the Americans for Financial Reform coalition will hold a press conference call to discuss what’s to come for the historic financial reform bill as Congress moves to conference next week. Experts Elizabeth Warren, Damon Silvers, Cristina Martin Firvida, and Nancy Zirkin will discuss the strongest provisions of the Senate and House bills and detail priorities to ensure the financial security of working American families, and make this strong bill even stronger.

Some topics that will be discussed on the call are:

Consumer Protection
Corporate Governance and Investor Protection
Derivatives
Hedge Funds and Private Equity
Systemic Risk
Housing and Mortgage Market Reform

WHO:

Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard University and consumer advocate

Damon Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel for the AFL-CIO

Cristina Martin Firvida, Director of Financial Security at AARP

Nancy Zirkin, Executive Vice President of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

WHAT: Financial Experts and Civil Rights Leaders to Discuss Expectations for the Congressional Conference on Financial Reform Bill

WHEN: Friday, June 4, 11 A.M. ET