Letters to the Regulators: Letter to the SEC in Defense of Executive Compensation Disclosure
AFREF joined Public Citizen and other groups in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission in defense of executive compensation disclosures.
Category Archives: Letters to Regulators
Letters to the Regulators: AFREF Opposes Effort to Prevent CFPB Supervisory Transparency
AFREF sent a letter to the CFPB opposing proposed rescissions that would create blanket confidentiality for all CFPB orders and decisions about non-bank supervisory determinations that would strip away transparency for some of the riskiest and least regulated nonbank financial products.
Letters to the Regulators: AFREF Opposes Effort to Eliminate CFPB Repeat Offender Database
AFREF sent a letter to the CFPB opposing its proposal to rescind a repeat offender database of nonbank enforcement and agency orders. This will help state and federal regulators, advocates, and the public identify repeat offenders and more easily spot patterns and practices of misconduct.
Letters to the Regulators: AFR and Public Citizen Letter to the New York State Department of Financial Services Proposal to Evaluate Nonbank Mortgage Lenders
Public Citizen and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund submitted a comment to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) on its proposal to evaluate nonbank mortgage lenders in New York based on their performance in meeting the credit needs of the communities where they operate, including needs related to increasing climate risks on housing
Letters to the Regulators: Letter Supporting a CFPB Proposed Rulemaking That Provides Relief to Victims of Coerced Debt
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) submitted a comment letter supporting a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to provide relief to victims of coerced debt
Letters to the Regulators: Letter to the FTC in Support of Collecting Information on Large-Scale Single Family Home Investors
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund submitted a comment in support of the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed 6(b) study of large-scale single family home investors and the Commission’s plan to publicly disseminate information about homes owned by “mega investors,” defined as entities that own over 1,000 single family rental homes.
Letter to Regulators: California Air Resources Board Climate Disclosure Solicitation
AFREF submitted a comment to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on its solicitation on implementation of SB253 and SB261, climate disclosure laws for large companies doing business in California. AFREF also joined a coalition comment led by California Environmental Voters.
Letters to Regulators: Letter to the Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office Urging the Swift Release of Climate Change and Insurance Affordability Data
AFREF and 36 partners led a letter urging the Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to swiftly release the homeowner insurance data that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners collected from over 330 insurers representing over 80% of the property and casualty market while also urging FIO to swiftly release a robust report analyzing the data.
Letter to the Regulators: Letter to the SEC Supporting PCAOB’s Standardized Firm and Engagement Metrics
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, joined by 9 signatories, submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission strongly endorsing the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) proposed standards. The standards would require firms to disclose standardized and comparable metrics that facilitate cross-firm comparisons and assessments of audit quality, providing critical data for investors to make informed decisions. The letter highlights that requiring consistent and comparative metrics will reduce opportunistic disclosures, simplify audit committee oversight, and foster a data-driven approach to regulation and audit quality.
Letters to Regulators: NCUA Budget for 2025-2026 Should Dedicate Funding to Support Climate Financial Risk Mitigation and Climate Resilience Opportunities for Credit Unions & Their Members
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund led and submitted a letter to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on the agency’s draft 2025-2026 budget. It urges NCUA to appropriately dedicate funding to support credit unions on climate-related financial risk mitigation, climate resilience, and providing safe, equitable