[Springfield, MO] – As the conference committee proceeds in the final stages of writing the financial regulatory reform bill, a group of consumers in Southwest Missouri delivered a pair of cardboard scissors to Congressman Roy Blunt’s office, asking him to cut the ties to corporate and Wall Street lobbyists, and support a bill that puts
June 18, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Opposition of the Fed to regulate Securities, Futures and Derivatives Clearinghouses Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial
June 18, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Derivatives Trading will not go overseas Dear Conferee: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to urge
To: Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Re: Support House Offer on Title II – Resolution Authority to Improve Regulatory Capacity to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial
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
To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support House Offer on Title I – Systemic Risk to Improve Regulatory Capacity to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis June 17, 2010 Dear Member, The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, small business and civil rights