June 11, 2010 Chairman Christopher Dodd United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Chairman Barney Frank United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator/Representative: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups
Two Years After The Meltdown: The Time is Now for Wall Street Reform Washington, DC – As the House and Senate begin their conference to iron out differences in their Wall Street reform bills, it didn’t take long for opponents of reform to unveil their
Americans for Financial Reform was recently mentioned in a Boston Globe Op-Ed by Robert Kuttner. The piece talks about the need for citizens to stand up to lobbyists and other corporate powerhouses, from big banks to big oil. More than half a century ago, the
June 10, 2010 RE: Regulation of Commodities Futures Markets in the Reconciliation of the Financial Reform Bill Dear Members of the Reconciliation Committee conference: As you are well aware, in the momentous work ahead of you in reconciling the House and Senate versions of the
As Conference Begins, Advocates Remind Elected Officials They Will Be Held Accountable for Wall Street Reform Vote In Arkansas on June 15th, Americans for Financial Reform members canvass Pine Bluff at 4 pm. They will be encouraging people to contact Senator Blanche Lincoln and tell her to
The House and Senate are meeting in a “Conference Committee” to hammer out the differences between their two financial reform bills. See a list of which members of Congress are on the committee below. Call Congress toll-free about financial reform at (866) 544-7573. Click here
BanksterUSA.org explains why we need strong language to rein in the derivatives market: Reckless swaps and derivatives trading played a critical role in the financial crisis, inflating the domestic housing bubble and turning it into a global economic catastrophe. As the House and Senate conference committee begins
AFR recently helped host a press conference call with Robert Stiglitz and other experts regarding the need to reform big banks’ deceptive practices. The call, which you can read about and listen to here, has been mentioned in multiple media sources including the ones listed
Stiglitz, Other Experts, Urge Congress To Protect Taxpayers from Banks’ Risky Products Nobel Prize winner warns against putting the government at risk for Big Banks’ deceptive practices Click here to listen to a recording of the conference call in your browser, and here for instructions
Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz writes in Politico about the upcoming Conference Committee between the House and Senate. He writes: The future of improved financial regulations depends largely on how the differences between the House and Senate bills are resolved. If the strongest provisions