Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

Letter to the Editor: Thank State’s Congressional Leaders for Financial Reform

This letter comes from Rashmi Rangan, from Newark.  Click here to read it on Delaware Online’s website. Want to write your own letter to the editor?  Click here for instructions! Thank state’s congressional leaders for financial reform President Obama will sign the landmark Financial Reform Bill into law, and it seems the consumers of financial

News Journal Editorial: Finance Law Requires Tough Regulator at Top

The Delaware News Journal recently published an editorial about Elizabeth Warren’s potential CFPA nomination.  Click here to read the full letter. Warren is a Harvard law professor. She heads the TARP Congressional Oversight panel. She hasn’t been afraid to criticize Mr. Obama’s economic policies, tangle with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, or shoot back at Republicans

Letter from Ralph Nader to President Obama on Professor Elizabeth Warren

Letter to President Obama on Professor Elizabeth Warren Click here to read this letter on Ralph Nader’s website. Dear President Obama: It is time for you to give taxpayers, consumers, and investors a reason to believe that you are truly interested in consumer protection by nominating Professor Elizabeth Warren to be the Director of the

Conservative Eminence Charles Fried Supports Elizabeth Warren

The New Republic reports that Charles Fried supports Elizabeth Warren to lead the CFPB.  They say: One of the supposed knocks against Elizabeth Warren is that she’s an ideological crusader bent on destroying capitalism as we know it. If she were to lead the new consumer protection agency, she could do serious harm to the

Financial Reform Timeline

AFR Timeline June 2009 Administration releases White Paper on Financial Reform July 2009 First AFR Meeting July 28, 2009 House Financial Services Committee passes Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act (HR. 3269) 40-28 July 31, 2009 House passes Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act (HR 3269) to give shareholders greater say over executive

Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The passage and signing of the Wall Street Reform Bill are major steps in the right direction toward protecting consumers from the tricks and traps of Wall Street.  But  there is still much work to be done, including making sure the right people are  responsible for implementing the new law. AFR is working on getting