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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Report: Public Money For Private Equity: Pandemic Relief Went To Companies Backed By Private Equity Titans

This study estimates that at least $5.3 billion in CARES Act money went to 611 portfolio companies owned or backed by private equity firms that held $908 billion in cash reserves. The post Report: Public Money For Private Equity: Pandemic Relief Went To Companies Backed By Private Equity Titans appeared first on Americans for Financial […]

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Letters to Regulators: Letter to ED on Preemption Interpretation

AFREF joined a letter to the Education Department (ED) in response to their interpretation on federal and joint federal-state regulation and oversight of ED’s federal student loan programs and federal student loan servicers. The post Letters to Regulators: Letter to ED on Preemption Interpretation appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.

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