View or download a PDF of the brief here The Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund filed an amicus brief in the 5th Circuit supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) private fund advisers rulemaking that would have provided investors with critical and detailed information The post AFREF Files Amicus Brief in 5th Circuit Supporting […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should continue to prioritize investor protections that guard against the fraudulent behavior endemic to the crypto industry by rejecting applications for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. The post News Release: SEC Approval of Bitcoin ETF Would Put Investors at Greater Risk appeared […]
On December 6, 2023, Senior Policy Counsel Caroline Nagy spoke on a panel about rising insurance costs for affordable housing at the New York Housing Conference. Panelists discussed how the limited availability and increasing prices for property and casualty insurance is making it increasingly difficult The post Events: Caroline Nagy Spoke on Rising Insurance Costs […]
View or download a PDF of the letter here Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund led 25 organizations in signing on to a letter calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to finalize and strengthen a proposed rule that would address a number of The post Letters to the Regulators: Letter to the Consumer […]
View or download a PDF of the letters here: AFREF submitted comments supporting proposals from the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which would strengthen and expand applicability of resolution plan rules and guidance and require more large banks (in the Fed’s large bank tailoring […]
New report highlights stark discrepancy between Brookfield’s reported emissions and its actual carbon footprint. The post News Release: Report Exposes Brookfield Corporation’s Fossil Fuel Investments and Emissions Reality appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform. The full report is available here.
View or download a PDF of the letter here. The Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF), the Institute for Policy Studies, Jobs to Move America, Communications Workers of America, United for Respect, and Take on Wall Street wrote a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to recommend it be made explicit – […]
View or download a PDF of the letter here. In advance of the Senate and House hearings on the oversight of prudential regulators this week, AFR filed a statement for the record advocating for the Fed, the OCC and the FDIC to finalize key rulemakings, The post Letters to Congress: AFR Letter for the Record […]
On November 7th, AFR’s Advocacy and Legislative Director Renita Marcellin testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy supporting the Basel Endgame capital proposals. These capital proposals work to build a more resilient financial system and enable banks to better support the The post Congressional Testimony: Renita Marcellin, AFR’s Advocacy and Legislative […]
AFR wrote in opposition to the premise of the House Ways and Means Committee hearing titled “Ensuring what ‘Woke’ Doesn’t Leave Americans Broke: Protecting Seniors and Savers from ESG Activism.” This hearing is part of a much broader, unpopular campaign against common sense investment practices that seeks to force financial actors to ignore a slew […]