FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Mark-up in House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Mark-up of H.R. 1573 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street reform, issued the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Mark-ups of H.R.1315, H.R. 1121, and H.R. 1667 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org *** Conference Call Briefing *** WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and bloggers on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM EST *** to discuss
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Efforts to Block Any CFPB Nominee Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street reform,
View the press release in pdf form here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: May 4, 2011 Travis Plunkett, 202-939-1004 Jack Gills, 202-737-0766 HOUSE MOVES TO HANDCUFF NEW CONSUMER FINANCIAL AGENCY –Legislation Will Give Discredited Banking Regulators Vast Power to Block Needed Protections– The Consumer Federation of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org Consumers Demand a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Efforts to Handcuff the CFPB in House Subcommittee are Wrong Washington, DC – Today, a House Financial Services subcommittee is considering two pieces of legislation that
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 Members of Congress Urge Justice Department and State Attorneys General to Protect Victims of Improper Foreclosures Members request assistance in shielding American consumers from mortgage servicers engaged in fraud around foreclosure crisis FOR IMMEDIATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together
http://www.campaignmoney.org/press-room/2011/04/21/spencer-bachus-1st-quarter-funds Washington, D.C.—Ninety-seven percent of Rep. Spencer Bachus’ (R-Ala.) first quarter fundraising came from donations outside of Alabama, according to Public Campaign Action Fund analysis of data provided by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). Bachus, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, told the Birmingham