Events Archives - Americans for Financial Reform

Event: Ranking Member Waters, Professor Anat Admati and Professor Jeremy Kress debunked myths about bank capital at Admati’s book event

Americans for Financial Reform, together with Better Markets, welcomed Anat Admati, Professor of Finance and Economics at the Stanford School of Business, together with esteemed panelist, Assistant Professor of Business Law at Michigan Ross, Jeremy Kress, to discuss the recent update to Anat’s co-authored book, The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It, which debunks myths about bank capital.

Event: Private Equity’s Attacks on Basic Human Needs

Wall Street private equity firms have experienced exponential growth, accumulating substantial influence across critical sectors of the economy. From corporate landlords displacing tenants to healthcare facilities suffering under private equity ownership, the impact is far-reaching.

Event: Industry legal challenges to the SEC private funds disclosure rule: what’s at stake

Join us on March 14, 2024, at 1:00 PM, as we will examine the widespread harm that all businesses and investors would suddenly face if the Securities and Exchange Commission’s broadly accepted requirements for truthful disclosures and rules protecting investors are overturned by the courts. SEC rules are facing scrutiny in a number of ongoing legal cases.

Event: Reparations: How to Fund Them & Avoid a Wall Street Takeover

Join us for a pivotal fireside chat on March 7, 2024, at 2:00 PM, on the pressing issue of reparations. “Reparations: How to Fund Them & Avoid a Wall Street Takeover” brings together thought leaders Jeremy Bearer-Friend (George Washington University Law), Alvin Velazquez (SEIU), and moderator Ericka Taylor (Take On Wall Street and Americans for Financial Reform) for an in-depth discussion on innovative funding strategies for reparations and safeguarding the initiative from financial industry exploitation.

Events: One Year Later: Lessons from the March 2023 Bank Failures (The Brookings Instution)

Alexa Philo, senior policy analyst, banking, systemic risk, and economic & racial justice at Americans for Financial Reform, participated in the second panel, titled “Resolving Failing Banks.” This panel explored the weaknesses exposed in the current approach to resolving failing banks and potential solutions.

Events: Caroline Nagy Spoke on Rising Insurance Costs for Affordable Housing at the New York Housing Conference

On December 6, 2023, Senior Policy Counsel Caroline Nagy spoke on a panel about rising insurance costs for affordable housing at the New York Housing Conference. Panelists discussed how the limited availability and increasing prices for property and casualty insurance is making it increasingly difficult

Event: Taking Action Against Private Equity in Nursing Homes with Staff to Patient Ratios

In September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies (CMS) issued a rule that would require a minimum staff to patient ratio in nursing homes. This is a historic action by the Biden Administration. However, the ratio must be stronger to protect residents and workers.

Events: Jake Bittle and The Great Displacement: a Conversation about Housing Displacement and Climate Change

Jake Bittle and The Great Displacement: a Conversation about Housing Displacement and Climate Change On September 26, 2023 Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund hosted Jake Bittle, author of “The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration” along with housing experts and community

Media Advisory: Press Briefing with Legal Experts to Review CFPB v. CFSA SCOTUS Oral Arguments

Washington, D.C. – On Oct. 3, at 12 pm ET (Time subject to change per end of arguments), Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a virtual press briefing to review the oral arguments in one of this term’s most important Supreme Court cases concerning the stability of the American financial system and the future of consumer protection: CFPB v. CFSA, a constitutional challenge to the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Events: Elyse Hicks Discussed the Importance of a Strong CFPB at the Center for American Progress’ Event

Elyse Hicks Discussed the Importance of a Strong CFPB at the Center for American Progress’ Event We are thrilled to announce that last week, our Consumer Policy Analyst, Elyse Hicks was a panelist during the Center for American Progress (CAP) conversation on the importance of