Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement about the Protect our Recovery through Oversight of Proprietary Trading Act (or PROP Trading Act). Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “AFR strongly supports Senator Merkley and Senator Levin’s bill to rein
George Soros has made billions of dollars predicting the ups and downs of global financial markets. In this discussion with NPR’s Steve Inskeep he strongly endorses the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Listen here.
Jonathan Mann sings this funny and informative song about the “Robin Hood Tax,” also known as the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT).
Click here to watch! Then call your Senators toll free (866-544-7573) and tell them to support financial reform. Heidi Montag knows a thing or two about plastic. The star of The Hills recently had 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, but now she’s speaking
Click here to watch! Then call your Senators toll free (866-544-7573) and tell them to support financial reform. Will Ferrell, Fred Armisen, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey and Darrell Hammond, the Saturday Night Live actors who have played every American president since Gerald Ford
The New York Times recently posted this editorial about the connection between Greece’s financial problems and Wall Street and the need for better regulation of derivatives trading. As Greece has tottered on the brink of fiscal chaos, threatening to drag much of Europe down with
A recent editorial in the New York Times talked about new steps that President Obama has authorized to deal with the needs of homeowners dealing with foreclosures, especially unemployed homeowners and those with underwater mortgages. However, there are still problems with the government’s plans, as
The Hill recently published this Opinion piece from business owner Lya Sorano about the way that a Consumer Financial Protection Agency would help small businesses. She says: The Chamber of Commerce and the bank lobbyists have falsely represented the interests of small businesses particularly aggressively
Americans for Financial Reform has been getting lots of press attention related to the recent financial reform video from FunnyorDie, which you can read more about and watch here. Here is a sample of news outlets that have mentioned AFR in their articles; click on
Make Markets Be Markets: A Groundbreaking Conference Hosted by the Roosevelt Institute On March 3rd, the Roosevelt Institute gathered some of the nation’s leading financiers, economists, and former regulators to release a report outlining critical actions needed to reform the nation’s financial system. Watch the