Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

Consumers Demand Accountability: NCLR Delivers Petition Calling for a Strong CFPA

CONSUMERS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: NCLR Delivers Petition Calling for a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency Washington, DC—Fed-up consumers from throughout the nation got their message to Congress today when NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, delivered a petition to Senator Christopher Dodd (D–CT),

Amendments from Senator Shelby

Posted below are Senator Shelby’s original amendments to the Senate Financial Reform Legislation. Shelby 126 Shelby 144 Shelby 145 Shelby 178 Shelby 182 Shelby 193 Shelby 234

Join the Roosevelt Institute for an Important Web Conference

Want to know more about how we can fix our broken economy?  Hear what the experts have to say about this issue and help us get one step closer to finding a solution. This Wednesday, March 3rd from 8:00 am – 11:00 am at the Time Warner Center in New York, the Roosevelt Institute will

Business Organizations to Senate: Don’t Drop CFPA

Business Organizations to Senate: Don’t Drop Consumer Financial Protection Agency U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S. Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, American Made Alliance, Business for Shared Prosperity, Main Street Alliance, American Business Leaders for Financial Reform and Small Business Owners Nationwide Tell Congress to Pass Strong CFPA Washington,

Treasury Department Signals Support for CFPA

In a recent speech to the Credit Union National Organization, Assistant Secretary Michael S. Barr talked about the Treasury Department’s support for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Click here to see the full speech, or click here for a summary of the major points.

Bonus Bonanza Needs to Be Reined In

“The big money is back on Wall Street” – New York Times, 2/23/10 Advocates Take to the Web to Weigh in to Restrain Banks from Rewarding Risky Behavior Washington, DC – In light of Chairman Barney Frank’s hearing today on the outrageous compensation packages that the financial industry is racking in, Americans for Financial Reform