FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform is tired of these daily ploys to undermine Wall Street reform. After filibustering the entire bill for days, Republicans led by Sen. Richard Shelby appear to be back at it again, blocking any strengthening amendments in a pattern to prevent a
From the Huffington Post Investigative Fund: One raw day in early February, Vicki Valentine stood by helplessly as real estate investors snatched her West Baltimore home over what began with an unpaid city water bill of $362. Valentine lost the property after the city sold her debt to investors through a contentious and byzantine legal
May 18, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: OPPOSE ENZI 4018 AND ENZI-SHELBY 4073: THEY DON’T PROTECT PRIVACY, AND WOULD SERIOUSLY WEAKEN THE CONSUMER BUREAU Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the
May 18, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express strong support for SA 4059, the Senate Agriculture Committee’s proposed change to SA 3739, the Dodd-Lincoln substitute to the Restoring Financial
Over two-thirds (68%) of the likely general election voters in 2010 who were surveyed nation-wide would be less likely to vote to reelect their U.S. Senator if he/she votes against a proposed amendment to the Financial Reform Bill currently under consideration by the U.S. Senate, which would hold bankers, corporations, lawyers and accountants liable for
Just how much has the financial crisis cost America? Our friends at the Center for Media and Democracy and the Progressive Ideas Network have been keeping track. Their result is below, and will be updated as new numbers are available. To learn more about the widget, the project’s findings, and the methodology behind it, visit http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Portal:Financial_Crisis.