Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

AFR Demands An Up or Down Vote on Merkley-Levin Amendment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2010 AFR Demands An Up or Down Vote on Merkley-Levin Amendment Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform is tired of opposition ploys to undermine Wall Street reform. After filibustering the entire bill for days and then failing at attempts to weaken reforms to hold big banks accountable, some

DRV Dorgan LOS Amendment 4008 naked CDS

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 May 14, 2010 Re: Dorgan Amendment #4008 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 to Regulate Credit Default Swaps 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 Amendment No.

DRV Cantwell LOS Amendment 3950 Illegal Contracts

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 May 14, 2010 Re: Cantwell Amendment #3950 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 to make illegal derivatives contracts unenforceable 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 Amendment

CFPA Schumer Mccaskill Debt Settlement LOS

May 14, 2010 Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: End deceptive debt settlement practices identified by the GAO and tie debt settlement fees to results – Support Schumer-McCaskill amendment # 3960 Dear Senator: Americans for Financial Reform supports the Schumer-McCaskill amendment #3960 to the Restoring American Financial Security bill, S 3217. –  This

Feinstein Letter of Support – Amendment 3939 London Loophole

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 May 14, 2010 Re: Feinstein Amendment #3939 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve CFTC enforcement authority with respect to Foreign Boards of Trade Dear Senator: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write

CRL: Oppose Carper Amendment #3949

The Center for Responsible Lending recently released a letter titled “Oppose Carper Amendment #3949: Don’t Give Banks a Free Pass from Federal and State Lending Laws”.  Click here to read the letter (pdf).