Education Fund Archives - Page 15 of 33 - Americans for Financial Reform

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Letters to Regulators: Memo to ED Supporting Continuity of Education From Carceral Setting to Reentry In Regulations on Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs

AFREF joined a memo to ED establishing their obligation to support education in reentry as Pell has been reinstated for incarcerated individuals and more individuals who will now begin a postsecondary education inside will not finish their degree within the correctional setting and will instead have to finish during reentry. The paper also demonstrates the types of support Prison Education Programs (PEP) could provide to help with the ‘education continuum’ from college inside to education outside.

Letters to the Administration: Letter Urging OMB and OIRA to Implement the January 20th Memo on Modernizing Regulatory Review

AFREF joined a letter urging the Biden Administration to immediately begin the process of implementing reforms outlined in the January 20th memo on “Modernizing Regulatory Review.”

Letters to Regulators: Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks

AFREF sent a letter to the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) on how the agency can coordinate with state insurance regulators and insurers to have the necessary data, supervisory framework, and prudential regulation in a world where climate-related losses continue to rise and pose risks to the entire financial system.

Letters to Regulators: Letter to HUD on Evictions in HUD-Assisted Housing and the Interim Final Rule, Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for Nonpayment of Rent

AFREF joined a letter urging HUD to strengthen its recent Interim Final Rule intended to prevent evictions.

Letters to Regulators: Letter to ED on 90/10 Implementation

AFREF joined a letter in response to the Education Department’s request for public comments on a rule to fully implement closure of the 90/10 loophole.

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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.

Letters to Regulators: Letter Urging the OCC to Rescind its 2020 Rule Regarding the CRA

AFREF joined a comment letter in response to the OCC’s proposal to rescind its 2020 rule regarding the Community Reinvestment Act regulations. The letter urges the OCC to rescind the final rule as quickly as possible.

Letters to the Administration: Over 100 Groups Urge President Biden to Cancel Student Debt

AFREF joined over 100 other groups in sending a letter urging President Biden to cancel student debt.

Letters to the Administration: Letter Urging Ambassador Susan Rice to Protect Civil Rights in the Use of Data-Driven Technologies

AFREF joined a letter urging Ambassador Susan Rice to place a high priority on ensuring data-driven technologies, including algorithmic decision making, artificial intelligence, and machine learning increasingly used to make important decisions about people’s lives, protect civil rights, prevent unlawful discrimination, and advance equal opportunity.

Letters to Regulators: Letter to FHFA in Response to Equitable Housing Finance Plans RFI

AFREF joined a letter to FHFA in response to the enterprise equitable housing finance plans request for input.