House Financial Services Committee 2129 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 October 20, 2009 Dear Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and Members of the Committee, On behalf of the nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights organizations of
October 19, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist Click here for link By PAUL KRUGMAN It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. O.K., maybe not literally the worst, but definitely bad. And the contrast between the immense good fortune of a few and
By: Victoria McGrane October 19, 2009 04:53 AM EST Click here for link After the Treasury Department released its legislative draft for financial regulation reform in July, administration officials contacted Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd to set up a briefing. But the Connecticut Democrat
www.ourfinancialsecurity.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2009 AFR: House Bill On Derivatives Is Not Enough; All Transactions Need to Be Transparent Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement following the House Financial Service Committee mark-up on Derivatives. Heather Booth, Director,