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Letters to the Regulators: AFREF and CRL submit comment demonstrating structural racism roots of racial disparities in medical debt

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and the Center for Responsible Lending support the rule to prohibit creditors and consumer reporting agencies from using medical debt information for credit eligibility determinations. The rule is essential to protect families from the negative impacts of medical debt on their health and their finances. But the rule is especially important to protect Black, Latine, and other people of color who are more likely to have medical debt burdens.

Letters to Regulators: Equitable and Just Green Lending Starts with Strong Consumer Protections

AFR led a letter signed by 45 environmental justice, energy, consumer, housing, and other organizations urging federal agencies to (1) require consumer protection plans for green lending products across all federal programs, and (2) provide oversight and enforcement around existing consumer protection laws which apply to these

Letters to the Regulators: AFREF opposes NYSE/SEC proposal to end shareholder meetings for closed-end funds

View or download a PDF of the letter here. The Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund today submitted a comment opposing a proposal by the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission that would end annual shareholder meetings for closed-end funds. Closed-end

Letters to the Regulators: AFREF Comment to SEC/FinCEN on Customer Identification Programs for Private Funds and Venture Capital

The Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund submitted a comment to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) supporting the proposal to require the $125 trillion in Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) and Exempt Reporting Advisers (mainly Venture Capital) to implement Customer Identification Programs to better understand who the beneficial owners of their funds are.

Letters to the Regulators: Letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in Support of the Title Acceptance Pilot Program

Americans for Financial Reform Education Funded joined with the National Consumer Law Center, the Consumer Federation of America, and other advocacy groups to express our support for recent announcements from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, reflecting their intention to explore carefully-crafted pilot programs aimed at reducing closing costs for homeowners–specifically, a “title acceptance” pilot program.

Letter to Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Climate Scenario Analysis

AFREF joined Public Citizen and Sierra Club in a letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision responding to its Discussion Paper, The role of climate scenario analysis in strengthening the management and supervision of climate related financial risks. An excerpt from the letter reads:

Letter to Regulators: Banking Regulators Fall Further Behind Growing Climate Risk

AFREF joined Public Citizen, The Sunrise Project, and other organizations in a letter to the U.S. banking regulators urging them to quickly make progress beyond their initial climate-related supervisory efforts with large banks by taking decisive action and enacting enhanced supervision and regulation, and to

Letters to the Regulators: Letter Urging the Treasury and the IRS to Finalize the Stock Buybacks Excise Tax Rule

AFREF and 23 signatories submitted a comment letter calling on the Treasury Department and the IRS to finalize a rule implementing the 1% stock buybacks excise tax with strong anti-avoidance provisions.

Letters to the Regulators: Letter to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Support of a Public Reporting Requirement

AFREF and 11 organizations submitted a comment letter to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in support of a proposal to require public accounting firms to publicly report specified firm- and engagement-level metrics. If finalized, these metrics would provide investors, audit committees, and other stakeholders critical information to compare audit firms, make better-informed decisions, and enhance auditor accountability.

Letters to the Regulators: Group response to Request for Information on Consolidation in Healthcare Markets

AFREF and 96 organizations and individuals concerned about the harmful impacts of transactions that affect consolidation in health care submitted comments responding to a Request For Information from the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and Department of Health & Human Services, calling for action to curb the abuses of private equity and safeguard the ability of doctors to deliver quality care to all patients and achieve equitable health outcomes.