Are SEC’s proposed credit-rating agency rules ‘toothless’? Alison Frankel (Thompson Reuters) May 18, 2011 “In the aftermath of the economic meltdown, the credit rating agencies have evaded liability as successfully as Superman dodges speeding bullets. Just a handful of surviving cases blame the credit rating
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Mark-ups of H.R.1315, H.R. 1121, and H.R. 1667 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall
Causing a furor before it exists James Lardner (Remapping Debate) May 12, 2011 “With the passage of last year’s Dodd-Frank reform law, the 111th Congress called for the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Now, two months before its scheduled launch date, the ascendant
AFR Executive Director, Lisa Donner was interviewed by the BBC – click here to watch the story. 12 May 2011 Last updated at 06:24 ET Time to get tougher on the big banks, that is what Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke is expected to say
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Read our letter to Congress urging members to oppose H.R. 1573, a bill that would both delay implementation of the derivatives reforms in Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and introduce possible new exemptions to those reforms
AFR signed on in support of a letter sent to members of Congress today regarding four pieces of legislation that would threaten the ability of the CFPB to sufficiently protect consumers.If enacted, these bills would virtually guarantee that the CFPB would be a weak and timid agency without the will or ability to curb the kind of financial abuses that caused the nation’s worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org *** Conference Call Briefing *** WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and bloggers on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM EST *** to discuss
Groups use GOP threat on Consumer Bureau to make fresh push for Warren nomination Peter Schroeder (The Hill) May 6, 2011 “A Senate GOP vow to block any nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seems to have re-ignited a push from
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Efforts to Block Any CFPB Nominee Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong Wall Street reform,