FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org *** Conference Call Briefing *** Local Organizations Release New Report, Call on Regulators to Stop Speculation Now Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and
Read about the Global Day of Action for a Financial Transactions Tax here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Appropriations Committee Markup of FY 2012 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state
Read today’s article from The Huffington Post about Wall Street opposition to financial reform here.
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – June 11, 2011 – June 17, 2011.
Read our letter opposing language in the FY2011 Appropriations Bill that would weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on House Passage of FY 2012 Agriculture Budget Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Subcommittee Markup of FY 2012 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working
Nearly a Year After Dodd-Frank New York Times editorial June 13, 2011 “Without strong leaders at the top of the nation’s financial regulatory agencies, the Dodd-Frank financial reform doesn’t have a chance. Whether it is protecting consumers against abusive lending, reforming the mortgage market or
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on CFTC Delaying Implementation of Some Derivatives Rules Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform,