This Week in Wall Street Reform
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Category Archives: Financial Reform News
PICO Applauds New Treasury Rule on Extended Forbearance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2011 Contact: Tim Lilienthal, PICO, 413-315-3080 PICO Statement on Treasury’s New Rule Requiring Banks to Offer Extended Forbearance for Unemployed Homeowners “Step Forward in Breaking the Link Between Losing Job and Foreclosure” Washington, DC – PICO National Network released the
Financial Innovation, Leverage, Bubbles, and the Distribution of Income
View a presentation given by Vanderbilt University professor Margaret Blair at our June 28th conference here.
Financialization and Policy Responses
View a presentation given by AFL-CIO Policy Director, Damon Silvers, at our June 28th conference here.
Wall Street: Hollowing Out American Manufacturing
View a presentation given by Alliance for American Manufacturing Executive Director, Scott Paul, at our June 28th conference here.
AFR Conference: Capital Controversies – The Benefits and Costs of Bank Capital Requirements
HOSTED BY:Americans for Financial Reform, Demos, Public Citizen, and U.S. PIRG On Friday, July 15th join Americans for Financial Reform for a discussion of the controversy around heightened bank capital requirements in the Dodd-Frank Act and the new Basel III regulatory standards. Speakers will
This Week in Wall Street Reform
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AFR criticizes the OCC’s proposed preemption rules
Read our comment letter to the OCC here.
Speculation Wrap Up: How Wall Street Speculation is Driving Up Gas Prices Today
Read a summary of the release and press coverage of our report with Robert Pollin and James Heintz, “How Wall Street Speculation is Driving Up Gas Prices Today” here.
NAAG Comment Letter to the OCC
Read a letter from the National Association of Attorneys General criticizing the OCC preemption rules here.