The Washington Post published Jim Wallis’s insightful and moving editorial. Here is an excerpt: One cold morning the week before Christmas, I found myself huddled with a group of homeowners and religious leaders on Pennsylvania Avenue, in the shadow of the White House and the
Florida’s station WFSU ran this story about the need to help struggling homeowners: Florida is second only to Nevada in the number of foreclosures. The latest report from the real estate website RealtyTrac shows foreclosures in Florida increased two percent from October to November. One
The New Jersey News Blaze posted this statement from AFR ally New Jersey Citizen Action. Here’s the statement: “Last week, Representative John Adler (D, NJ 3rd District) stood up for the people who live on Main Street and took an important step forward to support
The St. Petersburg Times ran this insightful editorial about the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Here’s an excerpt: It is hard to imagine the disconnect among some in Washington and on Wall Street. Last Friday, House Republicans voted in lockstep against
Business Week ran this article about the exemption car dealerships received in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed by the House. AFR opposed this exemption, as you can read about in our letter to Congress here (PDF). Here’s an excerpt from the
Americans for Financial Reform was mentioned in this USAToday article. Here is an excerpt: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent $2 million on advertising, including commercials slamming the creation of a federal consumer-protection agency, and plans to spend more, said David Hirschmann, CEO of
McClatchey News Service is distributing this op-ed by AFR’s ally Holly Sklar of Business for Shared Prosperity. Here is an excerpt, courtesy of the Lexington Herald-Leader: The Scrooges of Wall Street were surprised a year ago by visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present
DATE: December 21, 2009 Documents and Financial Models; Taxpayers Have A Right To Know Washington, D.C. – Following an op-ed in Saturday’s New York Times by former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, Professor Frank Partnoy and Professor William Black, today, Americans for Financial Reform joined
This holiday season, sing your displeasure with big banks and the way they wrecked the economy by joining in with these Bailout Carols (pdf) thanks to our friends at National People’s Action. They’ve put together a few songs that reflect consumers’ displeasure with being left
The Washington Business Journal ran this article today quoting Margot Dorfman, CEO of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, on her support for the CFPA. If you are a business person or investor who supports the CFPA, click here to sign our petition. Here’s an