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Amicus Brief: Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB Amicus Brief filed
Americans for Financial Reform recently joined several consumer protection organizations in an amicus brief in Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB, which was filed by Democracy Forward in the 5th Circuit in August 2024. This brief supports the CFPB’s 2022 clarification in its Supervision and Examination Manual that “discriminatory acts or practices” in the provision of financial services may be “unfair” under the Dodd-Frank Act. The brief asks the 5th Circuit to reverse the judgment of the district court, and hold that the CFPB has statutory authority to consider discriminatory conduct an “unfair” practice.
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Amicus Brief: State of Iowa v. Securities and Exchange Commission on Climate Risk Disclosure Rule
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund filed an amicus brief in the 8th Circuit. View or download a PDF of the brief here. Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund joined Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and Sierra Club Foundation in an amicus brief in State of Iowa v. SEC, which was
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Amicus Brief: AFREF Files Amicus Brief in 5th Circuit Supporting SEC’s Private Fund Advisers Rule
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 about the fees, expenses, returns, and other investor arrangements (“side
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Amicus Brief: Uphold the President’s Cancellation of Student Debt
AFR joined partners as amici in urging the United State Supreme Court in upholding the President’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers. This cancellation has the power to shift the racial wealth gap, free borrowers of the weight of student loan debt and potentially plant BIPOC communities on even ground with their white counterparts.
