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AFR Statement on House Swaps Bills

“Last week’s Senate report on JPMorgan Chase’s ‘London Whale’ trades should have redoubled Washington’s resolve to carry out the basic derivatives safety measures of Dodd-Frank. But too many members of the House Agriculture Committee seem to have their heads buried in the sand.”

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AFR Opposes HR 1256

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to oppose HR 1256. This legislation would seriously undermine the CFTC’s efforts to properly regulate extraterritorial derivatives transactions that affect our economy and carry risk for U.S. taxpayers.

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AFR Opposes HR 677

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to oppose HR 677. This legislation would almost completely exempt inter-affiliate swaps from the basic systemic protections created in the Dodd-Frank Act.