Financial Professionals Call for Speculation Taxes on Financial Transactions
A group of about 50 financial professionals today released a letter in support of speculation taxes on financial transactions.
Conference Call Briefing: Financial Industry Support for Financial Speculation Taxes
Conference Call Briefing Financial Industry Support for Financial Speculation Taxes Financial professionals will discuss how transaction taxes would help put the brakes on Wall Street’s speed demons Thursday, June 21, 10:00am EDT Listen to the recording of the call here. Washington, DC – Americans for
AFR Letter: Oppose House Appropriations Proposal to Eliminate Budget Independence of CFPB
Read our letter opposing the House Appropriations Committee’s proposal to eliminate the budgetary independence of the CFPB.
AFR Release: Advocates Applaud Consumer Bureau’s New Credit Card Complaint Database Disclosure Policy
For Immediate Release: Contact: Ruth Susswein (301) 718 -2511 ruth.susswein@consumer-action.org Ed Mierzwinski (202) 461-3821 edm@pirg.org Advocates Applaud Consumer Bureau’s New Credit Card Complaint Database Disclosure Policy New database will empower cardholders and hold financial companies accountable Consumer, civil rights and open government groups, all
FTT Conference Call Briefing – Thursday, June 21 10am EDT
Conference Call Briefing Financial Industry Support for Financial Speculation Taxes Financial professionals will discuss how transaction taxes would help put the brakes on Wall Street’s speed demons Thursday, June 21, 10:00am EDT Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform will co-host a
AFR Statement: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Increased Appropriations for the CFTC and SEC
AFR released a statement applauding the Senate Appropriations Committee’s approval of sorely needed increases in funding for the CFTC and for the SEC.
AFR in the News: JPMorgan Builds Vast Web of Staff, Financial Ties to Lawmakers
JPMorgan Builds Vast Web of Staff, Financial Ties to Lawmakers American Banker By Kevin Wack JUN 12, 2012 Lisa Donner, executive director of Americans for Financial Reform, which is often on the opposite side of the policy debate from JPMorgan, nonetheless expressed an upbeat view about
AFR Statement on ReFund Transit Coalition’s Swaps Report, “Riding the Gravy Train”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2012 CONTACT: Erin Kilroy at 202-466-1885 erin@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on ReFund Transit Coalition’s Swaps Report, “Riding the Gravy Train” Washington DC – This report does a valuable service in documenting $529 million in annual swaps payments being made by
AFR in the News: FDIC to look at payday lending by banks
By Carter Dougherty Bloomberg News The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to investigate claims that U.S. banks are offering products resembling so-called payday loans faulted by regulators for taking advantage of lower-income borrowers. “The FDIC is deeply concerned about these continued reports,” Martin Gruenberg, the
AFR Letter: Support “The Federal Reserve Independence Act” S. 3219
AFR sent a letter endorsing S. 3219 “The Federal Reserve Independence Act” The bill mandates that the directors of regional Federal Reserve banks be appointed by the Board of Governors, rather than elected by the banks they supervise. It also bans directors or employees of the Federal Reserve from holding stock in the banks they supervise.