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Roll Call: Consumer Group Lays Out Financial Reform Strategy

Roll Call reported on AFR’s positions on the Senate financial reform bill: The consumer-backed Americans for Financial Reform laid out its amendment strategy Tuesday, saying it intends to strengthen provisions in the Senate financial regulatory reform bill while defending against Wall Street’s attempts to weaken

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DRV Cantwell Market Manipulation LOS

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 May 4, 2010 Re: Cantwell Amendment 3786 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 authorizing CFTC to effectively enforce manipulation of derivatives markets Dear Senator: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members

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CFPA Vitter Unbanked

May 4, 2010 United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 RE: OPPOSE the Vitter-DeMint amendment (S. 3739), which proposes to strike Title XII Improving Access to Mainstream Financial Institutions, from the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S. 3217). Dear United States Senators: We, the

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AFR Supports Brown Amendment #104

The Honorable Chairman Dodd Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 March 22, 2010 Dear Chairman Dodd: The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) would like to

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AFR Supports a Strong Role for AGs, States in S. 3217

Senator Christopher Dodd United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support Attorney General Enforcement and a Strong Role for States in S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act Dear Senator Dodd, As you continue efforts to improve and achieve bipartisan support for S. 3217, the Restoring

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AFR Supports Federal Reserve Transparency Amendment

April 26, 2010 Dear Senators Sanders, Feingold, DeMint and Vitter: As members of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, we write you today to convey our strong support for your Federal Reserve transparency amendment

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AFR Letter Regarding Aiding and Abetting

April 22, 2010 Honorable Arlen Specter                                                  Honorable Jack Reed U.S Senate                                                                               U.S. Senate 711 Hart Senate Office Bldg.                                           728 Hart Senate Office Bldg Washington, DC  20510                                                    Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senators Specter and Reed: The undersigned organizations write to express our strong support

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Wall Street Reform Call

As the Senate considers amendments to the Wall Street reform bill, Americans for Financial Reform detailed which amendments in all issue areas will strengthen the bill.  Experts explained the dangers that lay ahead as the bill moves to through the floor debate on the Senate. 

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Credit Rating Agencies Franken Letter of Support

May 4, 2010 Hon. Al Franken 320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Support the Franken Amendment to Eliminate the Conflict of Interest in Credit Rating Assignments Dear Senator Franken: We are writing on behalf of the undersigned organizations to express our strong