The so-called “JOBS Act,” which guts a host of investor protections, including those put in place in the wake of the Enron scandal and the financial crisis, was rushed through the House without any attention to its potentially devastating impact on investors, market transparency, and the integrity of our capital markets. It is up for votes in the Senate today, and Senators will have a last chance to stop it from racing through as is, and to demand improvements to protect investors and the public.
Tell Your Senators to vote to support the nomination of Rich Cordray to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Rich Cordray will make an effective leader for the CFPB. He has an impressive and balanced record of public service. As Attorney General of Ohio, Richard Cordray was known as a strong, but fair, enforcer
The House and Senate are meeting in a “Conference Committee” to hammer out the differences between their two financial reform bills. See a list of which members of Congress are on the committee below. Call Congress toll-free about financial reform at (866) 544-7573. Click here for talking points. It’s easy and only takes a minute!
Now that the Senate and House have both passed financial reform legislation, they will meet in a Conference Committee to hammer out the differences between their two bills. (See posts about the House bill here, Senate here.) This means that the fight for strong reform isn’t over yet! Many important decisions will be made in
The Big Banks and Wall Street drove our economy off a cliff and are notorious for abusing consumers. The question is, which of these outrages is NOT true? Some credit cards charge 79.9% interest There is a new foreclosure every 13 seconds Bankers remove $7 from the economy for every $1 they create Only oil
Tell the Senate to work for us, not for bankers! Join thousands of activists from around the country and call your Senators toll-free to tell them that we need real financial reform that will hold the big banks accountable. Call your Senators toll-free today! 866-544-7573 Ask them to: Crack down on irresponsible and reckless behavior
