AFR testified in support of Rhode Island Senate Bill No. 2646, the Rhode Island Insurance Market Protection Act, which would lower property insurance costs for Rhode Island households and businesses in the long term by requiring insurance companies to contribute to climate mitigation and raise funds for state-wide climate adaptation, and enact statewide insurance retreat restrictions.
Americans for Financial Reform joined other organizations arguing that working families deserve secure and adequate retirement income in a letter urging members of Congress to reject H.R. 6084, the ERISA Litigation Reform Act. This bill would make it harder for workers and retirees to hold retirement plan fiduciaries accountable for mismanagement and excessive fees.
AFR testified in support of Connecticut bill S.B.453 which would place a surcharge on fossil fuel-related insurance transactions to fund climate resilience efforts throughout the state and lower property insurance costs for households and businesses.
Americans for Financial Reform submitted a letter urging members of the House Financial Services Committee to oppose three bills under consideration in a markup scheduled for March 4, 2026.
Federal law requires that agencies like the CFPB periodically evaluate how they are collecting people’s personal information and what barriers are in place to seeking help quickly. The current leadership of the CFPB has used this process to make it more difficult for consumers to file complaints about credit card companies, payday lenders, debt collectors and other firms, rather than reducing the hurdles required to seek help.
Today, AFR and more than 25 housing, civil rights, labor, consumer, and other advocacy groups sent a letter to the Senate urging support of the American Homeownership Act, introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren, which would keep Wall Street investors from buying up the nation’s housing stock.
