June 16, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Opposition to Loopholes Allowing Banks to Invest Taxpayer-Backed Capital in Risky Leveraged Buyout & Hedge Funds Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee,
**PRESS CONFERENCE CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 4:30 PM ET** To download press conference go to this link Washington, DC – On Thursday, June 17, at 4:30 PM, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) will join with experts to call for banks to get back to the basic commercial banking
June 15, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Re: Protect Taxpayers by Supporting the House-Passed Pre-Funded Dissolution Fund Dear Committee members, The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups who
June 10, 2010 RE: Regulation of Commodities Futures Markets in the Reconciliation of the Financial Reform Bill Dear Members of the Reconciliation Committee conference: As you are well aware, in the momentous work ahead of you in reconciling the House and Senate versions of the
Tele-press conference Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9 a.m. EDT Nobel Prize winner warns against putting the government at risk for Big Banks’ deceptive practices Elimination of the language in the Senate financial reform bill that would require big banks to separate their derivatives desks
Experts and Leaders Will Lay Out What to Expect in the Conference and How to Keep the Final Bill Strong Listen to a recording of the conference here. Washington, D.C. – Friday, June 4 at 11 A.M. ET, a panel of financial experts and civil rights
Key Provisions Go a Long Way Preventing Another Financial Crisis Washington, DC – The historic Wall Street reform legislation passed by the Senate on May 20 will have an impact on Main Street as well as Wall Street. The big banks will make every effort
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2010 Poll Results Warn Senators: Hold Fraudsters Accountable CLICK HERE FOR POLL: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS UNLIKELY TO VOTE FOR SENATORS WHO OPPOSE AMENDMENT TO FINANCIAL REFORM BILL TO HOLD KNOWING FRAUD AIDERS AND ABETTORS ACCOUNTABLE TO INVESTORS
Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support Cantwell McCain #3884 which restores the Glass-Steagall Act’s key safeguards Dear Senator, The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform write you today to convey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2010 AFR Demands An Up or Down Vote on Merkley-Levin Amendment Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform is tired of opposition ploys to undermine Wall Street reform. After filibustering the entire bill for days and then failing at