Stiglitz, Other Experts, Urge Congress To Protect Taxpayers from Banks’ Risky Products Nobel Prize winner warns against putting the government at risk for Big Banks’ deceptive practices Click here to listen to a recording of the conference call in your browser, and here for instructions on how to download the recording. Elimination of the language
Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln 328A Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss 328A Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 Chairman Collin Peterson 1301 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Frank Lucas 1305 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Members: On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform and Consumer Federation of
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: Thank you for all your hard work on bringing much-needed legislative
June 7, 2010 Re: Transparency without delay for action to hold Wall Street Accountable Dear Member of Congress: We applaud your efforts to enact strong financial reform legislation and look forward to working with you to pass this important bill through conference before the July 4th recess. As Congress prepares to go to conference on
This op-ed was placed in the Tennessee Opinion by Krissa Barclay, former chairman of the Davidson County Democratic Party, and Lauren Saunders, managing attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. This piece makes note of the differences in safety and transparency between commercial products and financial products. The authors then go on to advocate for
Tele-press conference Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9 a.m. EDT Nobel Prize winner warns against putting the government at risk for Big Banks’ deceptive practices Elimination of the language in the Senate financial reform bill that would require big banks to separate their derivatives desks from their regular commercial banking – and protecting American taxpayers