AFR to Congress: Protect Investors and Impose a Fiduciary Duty on Swaps Dealers
Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln 328A Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss 328A Russell Building Washington, DC 20510 Chairman Collin Peterson 1301 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Frank Lucas 1305 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Members: On
Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues in Financial Reform Conference
The Honorable Christopher Dodd Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Barney Frank Chairman House Committee on Financial Services Washington, DC 20515 RE: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues in Financial Reform Conference Dear Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank: Thank
Transparency without delay for action to hold Wall Street Accountable
June 7, 2010 Re: Transparency without delay for action to hold Wall Street Accountable Dear Member of Congress: We applaud your efforts to enact strong financial reform legislation and look forward to working with you to pass this important bill through conference before the July
Op-Ed: Toasters safer; why not bank products?
This op-ed was placed in the Tennessee Opinion by Krissa Barclay, former chairman of the Davidson County Democratic Party, and Lauren Saunders, managing attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. This piece makes note of the differences in safety and transparency between commercial products and
Stiglitz, Other Experts, Will Urge Congress To Protect Taxpayers from Banks’ Risky Products
Tele-press conference Monday, June 7, 2010 at 9 a.m. EDT Nobel Prize winner warns against putting the government at risk for Big Banks’ deceptive practices Elimination of the language in the Senate financial reform bill that would require big banks to separate their derivatives desks
Financial Experts and Civil Rights Leaders from Americans for Financial Reform to Discuss Expectations for the Congressional Conference on Financial Reform Bill
Experts and Leaders Will Lay Out What to Expect in the Conference and How to Keep the Final Bill Strong Listen to a recording of the conference here. Washington, D.C. – Friday, June 4 at 11 A.M. ET, a panel of financial experts and civil rights
Report: Revolving Door Spins Quickly Between Congress, Wall Street
The Center for Responsive Politics and Public Citizen recently released a report showing the number of former federal employees now lobbying Congress and federal agencies. They say: Organizations in the financial services sector have deployed at least 1,447 former federal employees to lobby Congress and
Sen. Franken, Rep. Sherman & OH AG Cordray call for strong accountability for credit rating agencies
On the day the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held hearings on the role credit rating agencies play in the economic meltdown, Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and James Lardner, senior policy analyst at Demos, called for ensuring
AFR to Conference: Don’t Exempt Auto Dealers
June 2, 2010 Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: As a conferee on the financial reform bill, you will certainly be hearing from the auto dealers about their interest in being exempted from the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. We maintain that