For Immediate Release June 17, 2010 **CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO OF THE CALL** Washington, DC – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) joined with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for banks to get back to the basic commercial banking business
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) join with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for banks to get back to the basic commercial banking business of making loans to consumers and businesses instead of the ‘proprietary trading’ they do on their
To: Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Re: Support House Offer on Title II – Resolution Authority to Improve Regulatory Capacity to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and
Americans for Financial Reform and Chris Bowers of Open Left and Joan McCarter of Daily Kos host Blog conference call Friday, June 18, 2010 at 12 noon EDT (Call in: (951) 262-4343, Access code: 778106) Experts and Activists Answer Questions on Final Fights in Last Week of
Today, Heather Booth, Director of Americans for Financial Reform, stated, “Section 716 of the Senate derivatives title remains one of the most critical, structural reforms left standing in the Wall Street Reform bill. Wall Street lobbyists have thrown everything they have at it because they
To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support House Offer on Title I – Systemic Risk to Improve Regulatory Capacity to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis June 17, 2010 Dear Member, The over
June 16, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Dear Conferee: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have
June 16, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Opposition to Loopholes Allowing Banks to Invest Taxpayer-Backed Capital in Risky Leveraged Buyout & Hedge Funds Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee,
June 16, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support Statutory Guidelines on Bank Debt and Capital Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups
**PRESS CONFERENCE CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 4:30 PM ET** To download press conference go to this link Washington, DC – On Thursday, June 17, at 4:30 PM, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) will join with experts to call for banks to get back to the basic commercial banking