We fight for a fair and just financial system that contributes to shared prosperity for all families and communities.

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, community-based, consumer, labor, small business, investor, faith-based, civic groups, and individual experts.

Recent Work

Here are some of our most recent letters, materials, and other work to advance an agenda to transform the financial system:

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AFREF, CFA, Prof. Wilmarth Submit Letter to the FDIC Warning of the Dangers of Industrial Loan Company Bank Charters

AFREF, Consumer Federation of America and Prof. Art Wilmarth submitted comments to the FDIC warning about the harms to consumers,…

Letters to Congress: AFR Letter to Congress on the Importance of the National Flood Insurance Program

Americans for Financial Reform along with ten undersigned partner organizations write in support of legislative efforts to reform the National…

Rising Property Insurance Premiums: The Uneven Risks to Household and Systemic Financial Stability

Introduction Property insurance is growing more expensive and harder to obtain throughout the U.S. Climate change and the rising costs…

Reports

Policy analysis, reports, and other documents can be found here.

Events

You can find our events here.

Letters

Our letters to regulators can be found here.

Testimonials

adept inside player, pulling together and skillfully managing a broad and diverse alliance of Washington-based and state and local citizens’ organizations

Larry Kirsch and Robert H. Mayer, authors of Financial Justice

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Contact

E-mail: info@ourfinancialsecurity.org Phone: (202) 466-1885