Regulating Wall Street: Exploring the Political Economy of the Possible
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News Category: Press Releases & Statements
Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies
Read the pdf of our letter here. February 25th, 2011 The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner Chairperson Financial Stability Oversight Council c/o Lance Auer 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20220 Re: 12 CFR Part 1310/ RIN 4030-AA00 Authority To Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies To Chairman Geithner: On behalf of
CFTC Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities
Read the pdf of our letter here. March 8th, 2011 Mr. David A. Stawick Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Center 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington DC 20581 Re: RIN Number 3038–AD18; Core Principles and Other Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities Dear Mr. Stawick: On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, thank you
AFR NPR Risk Adequacy
Read PDF version here February 28, 2011 Hon. Ben Bernanke, Chairman Federal Reserve Board 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 Hon. Sheila Bair, Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 550 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20429 Mr. John Walsh, Acting Comptroller Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Administrator of National Banks Washington,
We All Pay A Price For the Foreclosure Crisis
Read the pdf here. We All Pay A Price For the Foreclosure Crisis Foreclosures don’t just hurt the family who loses their home – they damage the neighborhood, the community, and the larger economy. That’s why economic forecasts almost always highlight the state of the housing market and the impact of foreclosures. As Federal Reserve
AFR Short Term Borrowing
PDF version available here February 22nd, 2011 Mary Schapiro Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Cc: Luis Aguilar, Commissioner Cc: Kathleen Casey, Commissioner Cc: Troy Paredes, Commissioner Cc: Elisse Walter, Commissioner Cc: Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary Re: File No. S7-22-10 – Short Term Borrowings Disclosure Dear Ms. Schapiro: Americans