Letters to the Regulators: Letter in Support of Revisions to OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements

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 – […]

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Letters to Congress: AFR Letter for the Record in Support of Basel III Endgame Proposal

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 […]

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Congressional Testimony: Renita Marcellin, AFR’s Advocacy and Legislative Director, Testifies Before the HFSC, Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee

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 […]

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Letters to Congress: AFR Letter for the Record in Opposition to a House Ways & Means Committee Anti-ESG Hearing

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 […]

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Letters to Congress: Coalition Letter in Opposition to Marked Up Anti-ESG Bills

View or download a PDF of the letter here. AFR and over 30 organizations wrote to House leadership in opposition to eight anti-ESG bills that were marked up by the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  These bills are part The post Letters to Congress: Coalition Letter in Opposition to […]

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Events: Taking Action Against Private Equity in Nursing Homes with Staff to Patient Ratios

In September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies (CMS) issued a rule that would require a minimum staff to patient ratio in nursing homes. This is a historic action by the Biden Administration. However, the ratio must be stronger to protect residents and workers. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents nursing home […]

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Letters to the Regulators: Letter in Support of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Expense Disaggregation Proposal

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund submitted a comment letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in support of its proposal to require public companies to disaggregate certain costs from expense captions, with a focus on the disaggregation of employee compensation costs. AFREF made a series of recommendations to improve these disclosures, including recommendations […]

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Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of Tanya Otsuka’s Nomination to Serve on the National Credit Union Administration Board

View or download a PDF of the letter here. AFR and other coalition members signed onto a letter supporting Tanya Otsuka to Serve on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board. Ms. Otsuka has dedicated her career to creating a more stable and equitable financial The post Letters to Congress: Letter in Support of Tanya […]

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Events: Jake Bittle and The Great Displacement: a Conversation about Housing Displacement and Climate Change

Jake Bittle and The Great Displacement: a Conversation about Housing Displacement and Climate Change On September 26, 2023 Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund hosted Jake Bittle, author of “The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration” along with housing experts and community The post Events: Jake Bittle and The Great Displacement: a […]

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