Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

Rhode Island Consumers Stand Up for the CFPA

On Monday, April 12, 2010, Ocean State Action hosted a press conference with RIPIRG, Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Office of the Attorney General of RI and others, calling for the creation of an independent CFPA.  The event recognized a bill filed by State Representative David Segal

The Cost of Reform

Financial reform is making headlines – and appearing in the comics! By Joel Pett, USA Today From the Cartoonist Group. (Thanks to our friends at the Center for American Progress for sharing this with us.)

Billionaires for Blunt

Billionaires for Blunt visited Ozark, Missouri Wednesday to greet Congressman Blunt at the Ozark Chamber of Commerce and thank him for continuing to support big banks, pharmaceutical giants, insurance companies, big coal, big oil and big tobacco, all at the expense of “hard-working” Missourians. Billionaire Robyn D. Poore said, “Congressman Blunt understands who butters his

Exploding Toasters and the Fight for Reform

On Tuesday, we hosted a successful webinar with Professor Elizabeth Warren, AFR Director Heather Booth, and Americans for Fairness in Lending.  Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for this exciting online event!  We had a great conversation and had tons of thoughtful questions asked by the audience.  We’d like to continue that

Stop the Chamber’s Lies

Tell the Chamber of Commerce and the Big Banks to stop lying about the CFPA! A new website is “declaring war” on the Chamber of Commerce, which has been spreading lies about the CFPA.  Watch the video and visit the site!

Fact Check: Big Banks Must Pay Up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The so-called $50 billion “bailout slush fund” would force big banks to pay not taxpayers Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform denounces the misstatements by opponents of reform – including Senators Shelby and DeMint – that have been spreading surrounding a measure in the Senate financial reform bill that would dissolve big banks and financial companies