AFR and CFA Letter: Urge to CFTC to Impose Strong Business Conduct Standards
AFR wrote a letter to the CFTC urging them to maintain strong business conduct standards for derivatives dealers when dealing with municipalities and pension funds.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
AFR Press Statement: Senate Banking Committee hearing on Empowering and Protecting Servicemembers, Veterans and their Families in the Consumer Financial Marketplace
We applaud Senator Johnson for holding this important hearing. In 2006, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a “Report on Predatory Lending Practices Directed at Members of the Armed Forces and Their Dependents”, which concluded that “predatory lending undermines military readiness, harms the morale of troops and their families, and adds to the cost of fielding an all volunteer fighting force.” In surveys conducted by DoD last year, personal finances ranked second on the list of causes of stress for servicemembers, second only to career concerns. Financial problems are now the top cause of revocation of military security clearances.
CFA Press Release: Oil Speculation on Wall Street Devastates Household Budgets on Main Street
Dr. Mark Cooper, CFA Director of Research, submitted the following statement for the record of the hearing on Excessive Speculation and Compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act, being conducted by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, along with CFA’s recent report entitled Excessive Speculation and Oil Price Shock Recessions: A Case of Wall Street ‘Déjà vu All Over Again.’
Press Release: Reps. Maloney, Frank and consumer groups hail first 100 days of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Ranking Member of the full House Financial Services Committee, today hailed the first 100 days of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
AFR Letter: AFR Opposes Regulatory Accountability Act
Read our letter opposing the regulatory accountability act here
AFR Letter: Support DeFazio and Harkin Financial Transaction Tax Legislation
AFR authored a letter in support of the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act of 2011 introduced by Senator Harkin and Representative DeFazio.