May 13, 2010 Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Regulatory Reform Should Include Strong Tools to Deter Bad Mortgage Lending: Defeat Corker Amendments 3955 Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform to urge you to oppose the Corker-Gregg-Isakson (#3955) amendment to S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of
Students and Young Adults Hit Hard by Financial Crisis New Brief Shows Young Americans Need Wall Street Reform WASHNGTON, May 13 – Young Americans face “lasting damage” from the dual crises in the financial sector and in personal finance, making it urgent that Congress pass strong financial reform legislation. Risking Our Future Middle Class: Young
May 13, 2010 Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 HOLD CORPORATE BOARDS AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABLE: OPPOSE AMENDMENTS TO STRIKE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROVISIONS 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 opposition to amendments #3860 (Carper), #3861
United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 RE: Support for Whitehouse Interstate Lending amendment to S. 3217 Dear Senator: The consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express strong support for the Whitehouse Interstate Lending Amendment that will be offered during floor debate on
The following charts and documents were created to compare and contrast House and Senate bills in the Conference period. Click here for the US PIRG scorecard. Top 10 Things About Financial Reform (fact sheet) AFR Conference Priorities (as of May 27) CFPA Comparison Chart (doc) Credit Rating Agencies Comparison Chart (xls) Derivatives Comparison Chart (doc)
New Report Details Vast Army Of Former Federal Workers Now Lobbying For The Big Banks A new report, released today, shows that throughout the financial reform debate, the finance industry has spent an estimated $1.4 million per day to influence Congress, and has hired 70 former Members of Congress and 940 former federal employees to lobby on their behalf. The report,