Category Archives: Statements and Press Releases
Statement from Americans for Financial Reform on the President’s plan to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
www.ourfinancialsecurity.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Donner, 202-588-7772 June 29, 2009 Statement from Americans for Financial Reform on the President’s plan to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency “The Financial system has failed the American public. More than $13 trillion of household wealth has been
RELEASE: Advocates Testify for Consumer Financial Product Reform (Testimony Included)
Leading Organizations Part of the ‘Americans for Financial Reform’ Coalition Advocate for Consumer Financial Products Reform Before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Today
“In 20 Protests across Country, Union Workers Call Wells Fargo Bank a “Roadblock to Economic Recovery’
In 20 Protests across Country, Union Workers Call Wells Fargo Bank a “Roadblock to Economic Recovery’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2009 The same union that occupied a Chicago factory for six days, drawing national media attention, today conducted protests across the country at 20
CCI Members to Payday Lenders: “Enough is Enough!”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CCI Members to Payday Lenders: “Enough is Enough!” Monday, June 15, 2009 – Des Moines, Iowa – Two dozen members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) and concerned residents of the community visited three area payday lenders on the morning of
AFR’s response to President Obama’s proposal for reform
Real reform means reining in the anything-goes atmosphere that has characterized this era on Wall Street, replacing it with a comprehensive system to police the financial industry and protect the public. To provide real security for the American people this regulatory system must be truly
Americans for Financial Reform Launch Campaign to Clean Up Wall Street, Protect Your Pocketbook
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2009 Major Community Organizations and Lenders, Advocates for Financial Fairness, Working Families and More Launch Campaign to Clean Up Wall Street, Protect Your Pocketbook Broad Coalition Will Battle Big Banking, Win Real Reform Listen to Audio of the Call