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Standing Up for Consumers: A conversation with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra

The Fifth Circuit’s Attempt to Overhaul the CFPB

“Surge Voters” and Anti-Corporate Inflation Messaging

AFR staff Moonyoung Ko testifies before Senate Climate Change Task Force

Toxic Money: Wall Street’s Evil Twin—How Private Equity Propels the Climate Crisis

The private equity industry has pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into fossil fuel companies with little scrutiny.

Book Talk: "Ethically Challenged" by Prof. Laura Olson

“Ethically Challenged” Book Talk with Prof. Laura Olson

Prof. Olson calls for governments to curb the spread of the private equity industry in health care through regulations and changes to tax laws.

Building Power with Popular Education

Popular education is essential to building an equitable future — especially for base-building organizations.

Letter to Regulators: The Fed must recognize its own regulatory failures and take action in the wake of Archegos

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund wrote the Fed to express concerns over the blow-up of the Archegos family fund. This incident reveals both the dangers of excessive leverage at private funds, and the failure of banking regulators, including the Federal Reserve, to properly regulate bank interactions with such funds. To address these issues, the Federal Reserve must investigate its own regulatory failures in this case and publicly disclose the lessons learned from this investigation, and must also work with the Financial Stability Oversight Council to address the risks of excessive leverage at private funds.

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Joint Statement: Treasury Climate Counselor Position Is Essential, But Appointee’s Lack of Financial Regulatory Experience Is Disappointing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the appointment of John Morton as Climate Counselor at the Department. In March, Public Citizen and Americans for Financial Reform issued a blueprint for using financial regulatory tools in response to the climate crisis: Climate

Joint Statement: Over 415 Orgs Call on President Biden to Cancel Federal Student Debt Immediately using Executive Action

Today, over 415 organizations sent an updated letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, calling on them to use executive authority to cancel federal student debt immediately. In the letter, the 416 advocacy groups highlight that cancelling student debt would stimulate the economy, help reduce racial wealth gaps, and could have a positive impact on health outcomes.