The Institute for College Access & Success and Americans for Financial Reform hosted a conference call with reporters and bloggers Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDT to discuss private student loan debt and what the impact of delaying the confirmation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director means for students and families. Listen to the replay.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2011 CONTACT: Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG 202-461-3821 John Carey, AFR, (202) 466-1854 New Report Highlights Reasons for New Consumer Protections Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “Stands Up” Today Washington, DC – The report, entitled “10 Reasons We Need The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Now”, outlines predatory financial practices that hurt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org *** Conference Call Briefing *** Local Organizations Release New Report, Call on Regulators to Stop Speculation Now Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and bloggers Today at 2:00 PM EDT to release a report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org *** Conference Call Briefing *** WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and bloggers on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM EST *** to discuss the impact of derivatives market reforms in the Dodd-Frank Act.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org Consumers Demand a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Efforts to Handcuff the CFPB in House Subcommittee are Wrong Washington, DC – Today, a House Financial Services subcommittee is considering two pieces of legislation that would weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and are
http://www.campaignmoney.org/press-room/2011/04/21/spencer-bachus-1st-quarter-funds Washington, D.C.—Ninety-seven percent of Rep. Spencer Bachus’ (R-Ala.) first quarter fundraising came from donations outside of Alabama, according to Public Campaign Action Fund analysis of data provided by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). Bachus, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, told the Birmingham News last December that his job was to “serve the