The New Mexico state legislature is one step closer to “moving their money” out of the big banks and into community banks and credit unions. This week, they passed a bill 65-0 to allow the state to move between $2 billion -$5 billion in state
Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) has been working with the state government to help prevent foreclosures and protect consumers. The importance of this fight and the work done by this group was recently profiled in this piece by KUOW, the local radio station.
Attorneys General Tom Miller (IA), Lisa Madigan (IL), Richard Blumenthal (CT) and Richard Cordray (OH) addressed the importance of the U.S. Senate passing legislation to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency on a press call on February 9, 2010. The Attorneys General discussed the need
Tell Congress to Hold Banks Accountable Join Americans for Financial Reform and our allies around the country in our first National Senate Call-in Week, March 1 – 4, 2010. AFR is joined in this effort by our large coalition of organizations, small businesses, and individuals.
Frank Statement on Consumer Protection Washington, DC – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) today made the following statement about the need for increased consumer protection in the financial industry: “I welcome Elizabeth Warren’s forceful Op-Ed in today’s Wall Street Journal making a
In addition to writing to your elected officials, you can make a difference in the fight for financial reform by submitting a letter to the editor of your local paper. Click here to easily connect with local newspapers, and then submit your own version of
In a recent article about financial reform legislation, Senator Dodd talked about the bipartisan work that has been done so far but said, “for now we have reached an impasse.” AFR was mentioned in the article: Heather Booth, executive director of Americans for Financial Reform,
February 9, 2010 Dear Senator Harkin and Representative DeFazio: We, the undersigned organizations, are writing in support of your bills, “The Wall Street Fair Share Act”(S. 2927) and “Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009” (H.R. 4191). Your bills
Professor Elizabeth Warren submitted this Opinion piece to the Wall Street Journal yesterday. As the Chair of the TARP Congressional Oversight Panel, Professor Warren has been vocal about the need for increased consumer protections and has been a staunch supporter of the creation of a
A student at the University of Indiana published this op-ed in an Indiana paper supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. High-cost, unregulated private student loans are just one example of why we need a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency. U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., sits