Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

Americans For Financial Reform Statement on Derivatives

Today, Heather Booth, Director of Americans for Financial Reform, stated, “Section 716 of the Senate derivatives title remains one of the most critical, structural reforms left standing in the Wall Street Reform bill. Wall Street lobbyists have thrown everything they have at it because they want to keep using Americans’ deposits and federal dollars to

Speier Leverage Letter

June 16, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support Statutory Guidelines on Bank Debt and Capital Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) urge

AFR Supports Waters Amendment On Private Aiding And Abetting Liability

AFR sent the following letter to Senate Democratic members of the Conference Commmittee today. June 16, 2010 Dear Senate Conferee: Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) and some its major partners, including AARP, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Consumer Federation of America, ShareOwners.org and SEIU, supported efforts in the Senate to include private aiding and abetting liability under the securities laws