Statement: AFR Submits Statement for the Record for House Hearing Attacking the CFPB

Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prevent another financial crisis, and for the past 14 years it has diligently served the public, held financial firms accountable, cracked down on junk fees, and protected people from financial rip-offs. The vehemence of the Wall Street, Big Tech, and predatory financial industry’s attacks on the CFPB […]

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News Release: Changes to Disclosures Will Increase Visibility in some Private Fund Activities

Washington, D.C. – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) expansions to the information collected by private funds over Form PF and Form CPO will provide both the agencies and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) with greater visibility and early warning signs into portions of the $21 trillion […]

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News Release: Steward Financial Crisis Demonstrates Private Equity’s Threat to Healthcare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 31, 2024 CONTACT Carter Dougherty carter@ourfinancialsecurity.org Steward Financial Crisis Demonstrates Private Equity’s Threat to Healthcare The sudden crisis in the Steward hospital system in Massachusetts is a cautionary – and outrageous – tale of how Wall Street’s predatory practices in health The post News Release: Steward Financial Crisis Demonstrates Private Equity’s […]

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News Release: SEC Approval of Bitcoin ETF Would Put Investors at Greater Risk

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 […]

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News Release: New Study Calls Attention To The Growing Presence Of Private Equity Ownership In The Home Healthcare Sector

New study by the American Antitrust Institute and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund calls attention to the growing presence of private equity ownership in the home healthcare sector. The post News Release: New Study Calls Attention To The Growing Presence Of Private Equity Ownership In The Home Healthcare Sector appeared first on Americans for […]

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NEWS RELEASE: Private Equity is Financing the Climate Crisis Away from Public Scrutiny

A new report finds that the private equity industry owned close to 700 utility-scale power generation facilities in the United States in 2021 that emitted about 200 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. The post NEWS RELEASE: Private Equity is Financing the Climate Crisis Away from Public Scrutiny appeared first on Americans for Financial […]

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News Release: OCC Seeks Input on Climate Risk Management for Large Banks

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) applauds the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for seeking comment on this strong first draft of principles to guide large banks on how to manage the risk that climate change poses to their safety and soundness. The post News Release: OCC Seeks Input on Climate […]

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News Release: AFREF and Partners Submit Comments On Labor Department Proposal to Allow Retirement Plans To Consider Sustainability, Jobs, Equity, Workers 

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) submitted comments to the Labor Department supporting a proposed rule that will allow and encourage private retirement plans and pensions to consider sustainability factors like climate change, workers’ rights, racial, economic and environmental justice, and corporate governance when investing and voting proxies. The post News Release: AFREF and […]

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Statement: AFR Statement on President’s Working Group Report on Stablecoins

The Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund views the current state of the stablecoin market as a danger to consumers and to financial stability, and we are disappointed that the President’s Working Group (PWG) has focused on Congressional action as the central path for responding to these challenges. The post Statement: AFR Statement on President’s […]

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