Category Archives: Letters and Statements

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AFR Supports the Pre-funded Orderly Liquidation Fund

The Honorable Chairman Dodd Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 April 9, 2010 Dear Chairman Dodd, The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) are writing

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Why Small Business Supports Wall Street Reform

STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201 www.scsbc.org Statement of Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. April 21, 2010.  Press conference with Senators Richard Durbin, Jack Reed and

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AFR Supports “Fiduciary Duty” for Swaps Dealers

April 30, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: Americans for Financial Reform is a coalition of more than 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, labor and civil rights groups.  Consumer Federation of America is a non-profit association of more than 280 groups that,

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A Conversation with Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Carl Levin

Americans for Financial Reform and Public Citizen hosted a conference call with Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Carl Levin on April 29, 2010 to discuss the financial reform bill and the need to reform proprietary trading.  A recording of this call is available below: Conference

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AFR: Big Banks Get Big ROI; Republicans Hand Wall Street Another Victory

AFR: Big Banks Get Big ROI; Republicans Hand Wall Street Another Victory Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement this afternoon after the Republicans in the Senate continued to deny the American public a debate and up-or-down vote on financial reform