Washington, DC – As of yesterday, banks and credit unions can no longer automatically charge debit card or ATM overdraft fees averaging $34 a piece. But if their deceptive marketing efforts can convince you to check a box or “sign on the dotted line,” they
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: July 27, 2010 CONTACT: Mary C. Tintes Victory For Main Street Senators Conrad and Dorgan receive recognition from Americans for Financial Reform Fargo, ND – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who
For Immediate Release July 21, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial Reform legislation, issued the following statement on President Obama’s signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall
For Immediate Release July 19, 2010 Wall Street Reform Bill Still Garnering Mass Applause While Opponents Continue to be Disparaged for Their Motives Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: Wall Street reform: Congress makes the proper response to crisis, July 19: “The nation’s gravest financial crisis since the Depression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: July 15, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial Reform legislation, issued the following statement today on Senate passage of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: July 15, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial Reform legislation, issued the following statement today on Senate passage of
For Immediate Release July 14, 2010 Washington, DC – It seems that opponents of reform trying a Hail Mary pass to kill Wall Street reform. This morning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed big banks like Goldman Sachs are lining up behind legislation that would hold
AFR Decries U.S. Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall Street Flashback: ThinkProgress: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coordinating Wall Street’s Stealth Lobbying Campaign To Kill Reform Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform issued the following statement around the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s supposed “jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filling for cloture on Financial Reform legislation today: Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “Despite all the millions spent and armies
MEDIA ADVISORY July 13, 2010 Amy Logsdon, Iowa Citizen Action Network, alogsdon@iowacan.org Senator Grassley Must Finish the Job for Main Street Advocates Urge Senator Grassley to Bring Financial Reform Over the Finish Line and Support Wall Street Reform Des Moines, Iowa— On Tuesday at 5:00