AFR Position Statement on FSOC Volcker Rule Study
Read AFR’s position statement regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s study on the Volcker Rule.
News Category: Press Releases & Statements
Letter to Members of Congress Calling for an Increase in Funding to the SEC and CFTC in Order to Implement Financial Reform
Read our letter to members of Congress calling for an increase in funding to the SEC and the CFTC to provide them with the necessary resources and capabilities to implement Dodd-Frank and allow financial reform to become a reality. Dear Member of Congress, As Congress moves to finalize plans to fund the federal government for
Sign Mortgage Fraud Petition
Please join thousands of people who are calling on the State Attorneys General to take a tough stand in their negotiations with big banks over mortgage fraud. www.crimeshouldntpay.com Because the response to this petition has been so strong, we’re holding it open for another 48 hours, so please forward this message to your friends and
President Obama’s Deficit Commission Should Consider Speculation Tax
LETTER FROM AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM TO THE DEFICIT COMMISSION MEMBERS Re: Support for a financial stability and revenue raising measure November 24, 2010 Dear Members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Americans for Financial Reform (“AFR”) is a coalition of more than 250 national, state and local groups who have come
Exemption of Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards is Not Justified
Read the pdf version of the letter here. November 29, 2010 The Honorable Timothy Geithner Secretary United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 CC: Chairman Gary Gensler, Commodity Futures Trading Commission CC: Chairman Mary L. Schapiro, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Re: Determination of Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards
In Letter to SEC, AFR Urges Accountability for NRSRO’s
November 5th, 2010 Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman The Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 Re: Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Dear Ms. Schapiro: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 national, state, and local groups working