Tobie Stanger, Consumer Reports January 21, 2011 President Obama needs to nominate someone for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau soon in order for the new agency to be up and fully functional by its planned July 21 launch six months from now, consumer advocates
Consumer Advocates Want Obama to Name Watchdog Agency Chief By Ben Protess/NY Times Dealbook January 21, 2011 Six months after Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, top consumer advocates praised the “significant progress” made by the watchdog bureau, while calling on President Obama to
Six months after Wall Street reform legislation creating the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was signed, a leading coalition released Halfway to the CFPB: An AFR Progress Report on “Standing Up” the New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Today marks the halfway point in the year
Read AFR’s position statement regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s study on the Volcker Rule.
Read our letter to members of Congress calling for an increase in funding to the SEC and the CFTC to provide them with the necessary resources and capabilities to implement Dodd-Frank and allow financial reform to become a reality. Dear Member of Congress, As Congress
Sign this petition: http://stopservicerscams.com/ – Foreclosure fraud, illegal fees, and just plain incompetence have gone on long enough. We believe that it is time that regulators put some rules on big banks and mortgages. As part of the new Wall Street reform bill, you have
Please join thousands of people who are calling on the State Attorneys General to take a tough stand in their negotiations with big banks over mortgage fraud. www.crimeshouldntpay.com Because the response to this petition has been so strong, we’re holding it open for another 48
CFTC Should Resist Lobbying on Speculation Limits, Chilton Says Silla Brush (Bloomberg) December 14, 2010 — Regulators should resist lobbying pressure aimed at getting them to set rules while putting off the date when they take effect, Chilton said today in speech prepared for a
LETTER FROM AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM TO THE DEFICIT COMMISSION MEMBERS Re: Support for a financial stability and revenue raising measure November 24, 2010 Dear Members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Americans for Financial Reform (“AFR”) is a coalition of more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE: November 30, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 or John@ourfinancialsecurity.org AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM CALLS UPON THE PRESIDENT’S DEFICIT COMMISSION TO CONSIDER A FINANCIAL SPECULATION TAX WASHINGTON, DC – Last Wednesday, Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), a coalition of over 250