Consumers and advocates rallied in Boston today in front of Goldman Sachs on the day of the company’s annual shareholder meeting to send a message loud and clear: we want financial reform now. A variety of groups were represented in the crowd, including Jobs with
Elizabeth Warren and Attorney General Lisa Madigan Speak Out Against Preemption Deal With rumors that the Senate might cut a deal over the weekend on preemption, two of the most vocal supporters of strong financial reform, Elizabeth Warren and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, issued
AFR: Defeat Of Brown Kaufman Amendment Is A Win For The Banks Overall Bill Remains Strong But Big Banks Are Working Day And Night To Weaken It After the first full week of debate on Financial Reform the bill remains strong but the Big Banks
**Audio of Call Available Here** Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform and our 250 coalition partners applaud the Senate for rejecting – on a bipartisan basis – the sham that was Sen. Shelby’s “consumer” amendment to the Wall Street accountability currently being debated in the
Professor Elizabeth Warren discusses proposed regulatory reform with Stephen Colbert. (The last five seconds are particularly insightful.) The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Elizabeth Warren www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News
Press Conference Call TODAY, May 6 at 2:30 PM ET*** Consumer Advocates Expose Sham GOP Proposal Washington, DC – On Thursday, May 6 at 2:30 pm, advocates who have led the fight for tough, new rules to protect consumers from tricks and traps of mortgage companies, car dealers,
This information is courtesy of the Center for Responsible Lending. Issue: The Senate financial reform bill, S. 3217 – section 1044, gives the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency far too much power to override (“preempt”) state consumer protection laws. To avoid another financial
VOTE NO ON THE SHELBY CFPA SUBSTITUTE NO INDEPENDENCE, NO FUNDING FOR ENFORCEMENT, NO ENFORCEMENT OVER ANY BANKS NO AUTHORITY TO PROTECT FAMILIES Dear Senator, We write on behalf of the over 250 member organizations of Americans for Financial Reform to urge a No Vote
Read the full editorial here. It’s a springtime sales event for America’s auto dealers. Over the next week or so, they’ll toil feverishly to close deals — not with car buyers, but with members of the Senate in an effort get dealerships exempted from consumer protections
WASHINGTON, May 5 – As the Senate began considering amendments to financial reform legislation on Thursday, Americans for Financial Reform presented Senate leaders with the signatures of over 125,000 Americans who want “strong financial reform” at a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday. See