Letters to Congress: Letter Calling for Homeownership Funding in the Build Back Better Budget Reconciliation Bill

AFREF joined a letter to Congress urging for the highest possible amount of homeownership funding in the Build Back Better Budget Reconciliation Bill.  The post Letters to Congress: Letter Calling for Homeownership Funding in the Build Back Better Budget Reconciliation Bill appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.

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Letters to Regulators: Letter to Secretary Yellen on Repealing Treasury’s 2019 Guidance on SIFI Designation

AFREF joined a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling on her to rescind the 2019 guidance under the Trump Administration that made it unduly difficult to designate non-banks as Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs). The post Letters to Regulators: Letter to Secretary Yellen on Repealing Treasury’s 2019 Guidance on SIFI Designation appeared first on […]

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Letters to Regulators: Letter Urging HUD, VA, and USDA to Extend the Deadline for Borrowers to Start Forbearance Plans

AFREF joined a letter urging HUD, VA, and USDA to extend the September 30, 2021 deadline for borrowers to start forbearance plans due to COVID-19 hardships. The post Letters to Regulators: Letter Urging HUD, VA, and USDA to Extend the Deadline for Borrowers to Start Forbearance Plans appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.

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Letters to Regulators: Letter Urging ED to Fix the PSLF Program and Cancel Student Debt for Public Service Workers

AFREF joined over 200 organizations in a letter calling on ED to take immediate executive action to deliver on the promise of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) by cancelling debts owed by all public service workers who have served for a decade or more and to improve the PSLF program. The post Letters to Regulators: […]

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Letters to Regulators: Letter to the SEC on Addressing Loopholes in Forms 13-F & 13-D Reporting

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and the Communication Workers of America sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission urging that the Commission close critical loopholes and exemptions that currently exist in its Forms 13-F and 13-D reports that have been intentionally exploited by hedge fund investors. By doing so, hedge funds can […]

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Letters to Regulators: Letter to the SEC on Digital Assets and Securities Laws

AFREF and five other organizations wrote a letter today to the Securities and Exchange Commission urging the Commission to review the exponential growth of digital assets, including “stablecoins”, and how their activities should be subject to the securities laws that exist to protect investors. The post Letters to Regulators: Letter to the SEC on Digital […]

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News Release: Companies Backed by Giant Private Equity Firms Received $5.3bn in COVID-19 Stimulus Funds

Hundreds of companies owned or backed by some of the most well financed private equity firms in the US secured an estimated $5.3 billion in public funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), reveals a new investigation published today. The post News Release: Companies Backed by Giant Private Equity Firms […]

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