Statements and Press Releases Archives - Page 14 of 85

News Release: Save our Retirement Coalition Groups Applauds Public Release of Dept. of Labor’s Proposal to Protect Americans’ Retirement Savings

Washington, D.C. – The following steering group members of the Save Our Retirement coalition – AARP, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Americans for Financial Reform, Better Markets, Center for American Progress, Consumer Federation of America, Economic Policy Institute, and Pension Rights Center – commended the public release of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule to protect Americans from conflicts of interest when financial professionals give retirement investment advice:

News Release: California’s New Climate Disclosure Laws Cover Nearly Three-Quarters of Fortune 1000 Companies

WASHINGTON, DC – There should be no added compliance costs for 75% of the largest public companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions under the upcoming Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate financial risk disclosure rules, a new report has found. The findings cast doubt on U.S. business groups’ claims that the costs of fully disclosing their climate risks would be too high.

News Release: Banking Regulators Issue Final Climate Risk Management Principles for Large Banks

Washington, D.C. — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today released joint Principles for Climate-related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions that establish climate-related risk management expectations for banks with over $100 billion in assets.

News Release: Revised CRA Regulations Have Teeth, Encourage Community Resilience Investments

Washington, D.C. — The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released a joint final rule to revise the regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). This decision caps a long-awaited effort to modernize the rules to reflect the changing structure of the banking system and needs for community loans, investments, and services.

News Release: SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Echoes AFR’s Concerns on Leveraged Loans Lacking Protection Under Securities Laws

Washington, D.C. — SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw gave a notable speech at an event sponsored by the Center for American Progress on October 11th warning of the dangers posed by the fact that the $1.4 trillion leveraged loan market, often used to finance private equity takeovers, is not subject to securities laws, and therefore operates without many investor protections.

News Release: NCRC, CRL And AFR Blast Senate Democrats For Betraying Small Business Owners With Vote To Rescind Section 1071

WASHINGTON, DC — Five Democratic Senators betrayed small business owners Wednesday by voting with Republicans to rescind recently finalized small business lending data rules known as Section 1071, leading consumer advocacy groups said.

News Release: SEC Finalizes Important Ownership Reporting Rules Despite Fierce Industry Backlash

Washington, D.C. – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to finalize important amendments governing beneficial ownership reporting despite fierce backlash from the hedge fund industry represents a significant move towards creating a more equitable investment landscape increasing transparency for other investors.

News Release: New Protections from Junk Fees Will Save Consumers Billions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s announcement of new actions to crack down on junk fees is a critical initiative in stopping companies from ripping off consumers with hidden and misleading fees and compelling firms to provide upfront and accurate pricing on products and services.

News Release: Broad Coalition — From Teachers to Housing Advocates to Consumer Groups and Small Business Advocates — React to Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA), a case that could undermine the CFPB and create widespread havoc in the financial sector and our economy.

News Release: Legal Experts: Payday Lender Arguments “Fell Flat”

Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, Americans for Financial Reform held a virtual media briefing with the Constitutional Accountability Center and Democracy Forward 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).