Category Archives: Press Releases

News Release: Labor, Advocates Push for Limits on Asset Manager Influence Over U.S. Banks

Today, 38 labor unions, investors, and advocates submitted a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in support of a proposed rule that would increase oversight of asset managers with substantial voting power in banks. The proposal would bolster FDIC oversight when asset managers gain control of over 10 percent of voting securities of bank holding companies with FDIC-supervised subsidiaries.

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News Release: New York Probe on Capital One-Discover Merger a Welcome Step

A new probe by New York Attorney General Letitia James, revealed in a court filing Wednesday, marks an important step in pushing back against the proposed merger of Capital One and Discover, one that should prompt other state antitrust officials to join efforts to block this harmful transaction. 

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NEWS RELEASE: New Yorkers, Frontline Leaders, Climate Groups React to NYC Comptroller’s Groundbreaking Private Equity Commitment

NEW YORK – Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced a commitment to exclude new pension investments in private equity-backed fossil fuel midstream and downstream companies and projects, addressing a significant loophole in the funds’ Net-Zero Implementation Plan. This makes NYCERS, NYCTRS, and NYCBERS – three of New York City public pensions representing $207 billion in assets – the first-in-the-nation to make such a commitment, setting precedent for funds across the country and around the world to follow suit. 

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News Release: CFPB Enforcement Action Challenges Abusive Forced Arbitration Practice

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recent enforcement action against Ejudicate, a forced arbitration platform, highlights the urgent need to restrain a practice that hurts millions of consumers. The agency found Ejudicate had misled student borrowers about its neutrality in arbitration and illegally started sham forced arbitrations against those borrowers.

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News Release: Private Equity Holdings in Fossil Fuels Spew Gigaton of Carbon Annually

The 2024 Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard studied 21 private equity firms that manage $6 trillion worth of companies, and found that two-thirds of the energy companies in their portfolios are invested in fossil fuels, using hundreds of millions of dollars from pension funds. Their gigaton of carbon emissions is over three times as much as from the energy used to power all the homes in America and exceeds those of the global aviation industry.

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New Poll Shows Voters Across Party Lines Want CFPB Action to Curb Junk Fees, Tame Wall Street

As the focus on the American voter intensifies with the coming election, a new poll released today shows voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), financial regulation generally, and a variety of specific CFPB actions, including efforts to limit credit card late fees, reduce overdraft charges, and prohibit medical debt from appearing on credit reports.

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