FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 19, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Leaked Details of Volcker Rule Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – September 10, 2011 – September 16, 2011.
Click here to view the full letter to Senators about the importance of full funding for the SEC and CFTC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Markup of FY12 Financial Services and General Gov’t Appropriations Bill Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national, state and local organizations
Swap Lobbyists Pushing SEC Version of Trading Rules Over CFTC Jesse Hamilton and Silla Brush (Bloomberg) September 9, 2011 “In a match made in Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are supposed to work in tandem to oversee the $601
Tell Your Senators to vote to support the nomination of Rich Cordray to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Rich Cordray will make an effective leader for the CFPB. He has an impressive and balanced record of public service. As Attorney General of Ohio,
Consumer Protection Bureau in Political Limbo Katherine Reynolds Lewis (The Fiscal Times) September 6, 2011 “Until the Senate confirms a director, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot impose rules on some of the worst actors in the 2008 financial crisis: payday lenders and non-bank mortgage
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – September 3, 2011 – September 9, 2011.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on President’s Speech to Joint Session of Congress Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Cordray Nomination Hearing in Senate Banking Committee Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong