June 14, 2010 The Honorable Christopher Dodd Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Barney Frank Chairman, House Committee on Financial Services Washington, DC 20515 RE: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues in Financial Reform Conference Dear Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank: Once again, we want to thank you for
June 11, 2010 Chairman Christopher Dodd Chairman Barney Frank Dear Senator/Representative: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial industry. Members of our coalition include consumer, civil rights, investor, retiree, community, labor, religious and business
June 11, 2010 Chairman Christopher Dodd Chairman Barney Frank Re: Support Senate Derivatives Reform Sec. 716: Separation of swaps dealing from taxpayer-protected banks Dear Senator/Representative: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial industry. Members
Americans for Financial Reform and the undersigned groups support a strong FTC Senate Conferees Should Recede to the House on Section 4901 of HR 4173 Dear Conferee, We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the
With Congress finishing up work on Wall Street reform, it’s clear the high ground is with those supporting strong reform. Read about actions supporting financial reform across the country here. 53% of Americans want their Congressional candidate to support reforming Wall Street, 25% enthusiastically so. [NBC/Wall Street Journal, 6/24/10] A majority of Americans favor the
June 10, 2010 The Honorable Christopher Dodd The Honorable Barney Frank Re: Preventing foreclosures for the unemployed We strongly encourage the Conference Committee to support inclusion of the House passed provision to create a loan program for jobless homeowners in the final version of the Financial Reform bill they are negotiating this month. This provision