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Press Release: New Poll Shows 80% of Midterm Voters Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In advance of Russell Vought’s first-ever congressional testimony as acting director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) today released a new poll demonstrating that, across the political spectrum, likely midterm voters approve of the CFPB, with four in five expressing support.
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Press Release: New Analysis Finds 401(k)s Without Alternative Assets Significantly Outperformed Pension Plans Loaded with Private Equity and Other Alternative Assets
Today, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) and the law firm Engstrom Lee released a new report, that found that defined contribution retirement plans like 401(k)s, with virtually no exposure to private equity or other alternative assets, have outperformed defined benefit pension plans with substantial allocations to those investments.
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Press Release: New Poll Reveals Voters Across Parties have Concerns about the Crypto Industry Buying Legislation that Enriches them at the Expense of Everyone Else
A new poll shows that voters across party lines are concerned about the crypto industry’s influence in Washington, and worried that legislation shaped by crypto donations will enrich the industry at the public’s expense.