AFR Urges Senators to Support Brown/Kaufman SAFE Banking Act Group Releases Letter Sent to the Senate Today Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, released the following letter today urging Senators to support Senators Brown (OH) and Kaufman’s (DE) SAFE Banking Act. Click here for
Press Advisory April 20, 2010 New York, NY – Community activists will rally at the worldwide headquarters of Goldman Sachs, who last week were sued by the SEC for civil fraud, and display a banner of the famous N.Y. bridge as they replicate the unscrupulous (and often fraudulent) practices – utilized by Goldman and other
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 19, 2010 Campaign Urges Sen. Corker: Stand Up for Your Work As Republican Leaders Attack Corker’s Wall Street Accountability Bill, Tennesseans Will Send Message to Stay Strong Washington DC – On the eve of the Senate battle over holding Wall Street banks accountable, progressive advocates have launched a targeted campaign
A year and a half since the reckless behavior of the Big Banks took our economy to the edge of the abyss and cost 8 million Americans their jobs, the Senate is moving towards passage of meaningful reform that will rein in the Big Banks and protect consumers. Read the most current posts about the
BanksterUSA.org’s Mary Bottari has posted a new blog entry about Goldman Sachs and the recent civil fraud charges filed by the SEC. She says: One of the most salient analogies of the financial meltdown was offered by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission chair Phil Angelides when he grilled Goldman Sachs CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, over the firm’s
While the rest of us struggle to deal with lost savings, homes and jobs – armies of Wall Street lobbyists are spending millions to kill financial reform in Congress. But after losing so much to Wall Street’s risky excess, American seniors are depending on us to stop them. Click here to read more and take action!