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
Read the pdf version of the letter here. November 29, 2010 The Honorable Timothy Geithner Secretary United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 CC: Chairman Gary Gensler, Commodity Futures Trading Commission CC: Chairman Mary L. Schapiro, U.S. Securities and
November 5th, 2010 Mary Schapiro, Chairwoman The Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 Re: Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Dear Ms. Schapiro: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a
Click here to view poll information.
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM ISSUES NEW SURVEY SHOWING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REQUIRING LENDERS TO DO MORE TO HELP BORROWERS STAY IN HOMES Majority of Voters Believe Elected Officials Should Be Tougher On Banks And Mortgage Lenders. WASHINGTON, D.C.///November 16, 2010///Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) today
November 16, 2010 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20551 Re: Withdrawal Request for the Proposed Truth-in-Lending Mortgage Regulations (FRB Docket No. R-1390) Dear Board of Governors: This letter is from individual attorneys who regularly
Faulty credit ratings played a key role in our nation’s financial meltdown, and now we have chance to ensure that that doesn’t happen again. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created the Office of Credit Ratings to improve regulatory oversight on this
David A. Stawick, Secretary U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20581 Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Interpretation of the Definition of “Commercial Risk” Dear Mr.
November 5, 2010 Hon. Timothy Geithner, Chairman Mr. Edward DeMarco, Acting Director Financial Stability Oversight Council Federal Housing Finance Agency and Secretary of the Treasury 1700 G Street, NW, 4th Floor 1500 Pennsylvania, Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20552 Washington, DC 20520 Hon. Ben Bernanke,