AFR fights to change the expectations of what financial regulation must do, advance a bold agenda to take on Wall Street and corporate power, and shift scores of financial rules to better protect the public interest.
Search below to view our past congressional testimonies, letters to congress, amicus briefs, and letters to regulators.
-
AFREF Letter Opposing Weakening Bank Capital Requirements That Could Increase the Risk of Financial Crisis
AFREF submitted a comment to the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC criticizing a dangerous proposal to weaken critical bank capital standards put in place after the 2008 financial crisis that would increase the likelihood and severity of a financial crisis that could imperil the entire economy.
-
Tell Congress to Rein in Excessive CEO Pay
→ Take Action : Tell Congress to Rein in Excessive CEO PayTesla just awarded Elon Musk a $29 billion stock pay package — if his $56 billion pay package is struck down by the courts. Meanwhile, the median pay for Tesla workers is $45,811. This is unchecked corporate greed, any way you slice it. Musk’s pay award is unfathomable, especially considering he has been an absentee CEO
-