Category Archives: Financial Reform News

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Derivatives Trading Will Not Go Overseas

June 18, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Derivatives Trading will not go overseas Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups who are

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Speier Leverage Letter

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

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AFR Supports Waters Amendment On Private Aiding And Abetting Liability

AFR sent the following letter to Senate Democratic members of the Conference Commmittee today. June 16, 2010 Dear Senate Conferee: Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) and some its major partners, including AARP, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Consumer Federation of America, ShareOwners.org and SEIU, supported efforts in the Senate