Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

BanksterUSA Presents: Wall Street Poker After Dark

BanksterUSA has put together a new video criticizing the way that Wall Street gambled with taxpayer money.  They say “The solution? Break up the big banks and play by the Volcker Rules.” Click here to learn more and sign the petition.

AFR: Give the People an Up or Down Vote

April 23, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid The Capitol, S-221 Washington, DC 20050 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Capitol, S-321 Washington, DC 20050 Dear Senators: The undersigned organizations urge all members of the United States Senate to allow the American people a full and fair debate in Congress about how – and whether – to

New Video from AU: Tell Wall Street to Stop Shorting America & Defrauding Reform

Americans United for Change has come out with a new video about bringing honesty back into discussions about financial reform.  See below for the video and press release. Washington DC – Leading Wall Street reform advocate Simon Johnson minced no words during his public lecture “Wall Street and Washington” at Harvard Kennedy School tonight, assailing

AFR: We Applaud The President’s Speech; Now It Is Time For Congress To Act

Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, released the following statement on the President’s speech today in New York: Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “We thank the President for the message he sent to Wall Street.  It is one they need to hear.

Letter of Support for Merkley-Levin Amendment

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Americans for Financial Reform sent a letter to Senators Reid and Dodd expressing their strong support for the Merkley-Levin Amendment (modeled after the Merkley-Levin PROP Trading Act), which will strengthen provisions related to proprietary trading and conflicts of interest in the Senate’s Wall Street Reform Act (S. 3217). Click here