AFR sent a letter to member of Congress urging them to support full funding for the CFTC. Funding the CFTC is vitally important to enabling it to do its job: protecting the US and global economy through effective oversight of some of the most critical and central areas of our financial markets.
AFR sent a letter to the hill opposing HR 797. This legislation represents a major weakening of new protections created by the Dodd-Frank Act to prevent predatory behavior in Wall Street financial dealings with municipalities. These protections are critical to protecting taxpayers and citizens from exploitation.
AFR signed onto a letter along with more than 60 organizations supporting “The Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act” sponsored by Senator Harkin and Rep. DeFazio.
AFR sent a letter to the CFTC Commissioners in support of robust price competition and transparency requirements for Swaps Execution Facilities (SEFs).
AFR submitted a comment letter to the CFPB calling for yield spread premiums to be included in the calculation of points-and-fees thresholds. This inclusion is very important to carrying out the Dodd-Frank Act directive that prohibits steering borrowers to more expensive loans.
SEC faulted on proposed capital, margin, and segregation requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers (“SBSDs”), and capital requirements for Broker Dealers.