Americans for Financial Reform recently joined several consumer protection organizations in an amicus brief in Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB, which was filed by Democracy Forward in the 5th Circuit in August 2024. This brief supports the CFPB’s 2022 clarification in its Supervision and Examination Manual that “discriminatory acts or practices” in the provision of financial services may be “unfair” under the Dodd-Frank Act. The brief asks the 5th Circuit to reverse the judgment of the district court, and hold that the CFPB has statutory authority to consider discriminatory conduct an “unfair” practice.
Americans for Financial Reform joined a coalition letter to the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee supporting the passage of SB 219 offering technical amendments to the recently passed historic Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and Senate Bill 261, the Climate-related Financial Disclosure Act. The bill would grant the California Air Resources
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund filed an amicus brief in the 8th Circuit. View or download a PDF of the brief here. Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund joined Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and Sierra Club Foundation in an amicus brief in State of Iowa v. SEC, which was
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
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.
