May 4, 2010 Hon. Al Franken 320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support the Franken Amendment to Eliminate the Conflict of Interest in Credit Rating Assignments Dear Senator Franken: We are writing on behalf of the undersigned organizations to express our strong support for your amendment to strengthen the credit rating agency
U.S Senator Robert Menendez 528 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20515 April 22, 2010 Dear Senator Menendez: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of the Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express our strong support for your amendment to ban the widespread use of hedging
United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 April 23, 2010 Dear Senator: We write to express our support for the provisions in the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 that give the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authority to restrict forced arbitration. Buried in the fine print
“The Restoring American Financial Stability Act” (S. 3217) is a good start but must be strengthened as it is discussed in the Senate. Read about the key ingredients to real financial reform. Read our fact sheets and letters to Congress about the bill. Read all of our posts about the bill. Read about grassroots support
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2010 As the first full week of debate begins on Financial Reform, danger lies ahead for the bill. The big banks, and their friends on the Hill, will do everything in their power to try to weaken or kill this bill. The big banks are spending $1.4 million a
Auto dealers are heading to Capitol Hill seeking a special carve-out from the “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010” (S. 3217), which aims to put an end to the reckless practices of Wall Street and the abusive and discriminatory tactics by finance companies of all stripes. In their search for a loophole, auto dealers