Webinars
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Topics: FinTech/CryptoVirtual Town Hall: Uncovering Trump’s Crypto Corruption
On March 5th, 2026, AFR hosted a virtual town hall about the pipeline of crypto corruption, President Trump’s crypto conflicts of interest, how crypto industry backed legislation could expose us all to crypto’s dangerous risks, and how we can fight back.
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AFREF Speaker Series: Private Credit and the Dangerous Rise of Unregulated Finance
More and more companies are raising money in the growing private credit market rather than from banks. What does this growth of unregulated credit mean for the long term future of these borrower companies, and for the entire financial ecosystem?
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AFREF Speaker Series: Are We on the Brink of a 2008-Style Financial Crisis?
We appear to be in the midst of a speculative stock market bubble centered on AI. Does that mean we are about to have a 2008-style financial crisis? Join us for a conversation with Damon Silvers about the moment we are in and the steps that regulators should take to guard against the risk of…
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Topics: Climate Finance & InsuranceEJII Webinar: How Insurance Companies are Weathering Climate Change, Pulling In Record Profits, and Squeezing Us Dry
The Equitable & Just Insurance Initiative hosted a virtual deep dive into the climate-driven insurance crisis to discuss: ● What the insurance industry has been up to and how their practices are worsening the housing and affordability crises; and ● How a little-known regulator—your State Insurance Commissioner—can use its powers to investigate insurers, stop their…
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Topics: Consumer Financial JusticeAFREF Speaker Series: Price Gouging Captive Customers
From car dealerships to hospitals to stadiums to payments and beyond, companies are charging “captive customers” more in situations where they do not have choices.
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AFREF Speaker Series: A Burst AI Bubble is Only the Beginning
AI poses real risks to workers and civil rights, the economy, the environment and the stability of our financial system. With this Pandora’s box opened, what repercussions can we expect to see in the coming years? Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund spoke with Hilary J. Allen, Professor at the American University Washington College of