House Financial Services Committee 2129 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 November 17, 2009 Dear Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and Members of the Committee, As members of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of nearly 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights
Consumer Federation of America and Americans for Financial Reform Decry House Financial Services Committee Vote to Weaken Post-Enron Fraud Protections WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2009 –Today, Americans for Financial Reform and Consumer Federation of America released the following statement in response to the House Financial Services
November 3, 2009 Don’t Be Fooled: Revised Adler SOX 404 Amendment Is Bad for Investors and Bad for the Economy Dear House Financial Services Committee Member: We understand that Congressman Adler plans to offer a revised amendment to weaken protections against accounting fraud at smaller
Dear House Financial Services Committee Member: As you continue consideration of the Investor Protection Act this week, decisions you make on pending roll call votes will determine whether this legislation lives up to its name. Unfortunately, several of the bill’s central provisions have already been
DATE: October 30, 2009 AFR Encouraged As the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Passes Next Challenge Efforts to Weaken the Agency Defeated Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement following on the passage of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency by a second
Powers must be given to a fully public body, and one that is able to benefit from the information and perspective of the routine regulators of the financial system (excerpt from Pres. Trumka’s testimony) DATE: October 30, 2009 AFR: “Too Big To Fail” Legislation Needs
October 26, 2009 The Honorable Barney Frank The Honorable Spencer BachusThe Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski The Honorable Scott Garrett RE: October 1, 2009 Discussion Draft of the Investor Protection Act Dear Chairmen Frank and Kanjorski, Ranking Members Bachus and Garrett and Members of the Committee:
RE: October 1, 2009 Discussion Draft of the Investor Protection Act Dear Chairmen Frank and Kanjorski, Ranking Members Bachus and Garrett and Members of the Committee: As the Financial Services Committee moves to consider the Investor Protection Act (IPA), the undersigned organizations write to express
Download this information as a PDF. Use this when contacting Congress and asking for support for the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Senate contact information: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm House contact information: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml SCRIPT: Hi, my name is ____________ and I am calling from _________
Download this information as a PDF. Restore Confidence and Prevent Another Disaster: Support the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), H.R. 3126 Problem: Seven different government agencies had the power to stop the reckless risk-taking that wrecked our economy, but they didn’t use it. Lax