Americans for Financial Reform and seven other public interest organizations submitted a letter urging U.S. Senators to oppose the nomination of Jonathan V. Gould to serve as Comptroller of the Currency.
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund submitted testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly on a bill that would assess a five percent surcharge on insurers for policies that support fossil fuel infrastructure in the state. The funds collected would then help fund resilience and flood data transparency.
Americans for Financial Reform submitted a letter opposing several legislative proposals being considered at the House Financial Services Committee hearing “Beyond Silicon Valley: Expanding Access to Capital Across America.” Weakening investor protections in the name of capital formation threatens market integrity and exposes smaller, retail investors to unnecessary risk.
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.
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.
View or download a PDF of the letter here. Americans for Financial Reform, Consumer Federation of America, and Public Citizen led a letter in opposition to Delaware Senate Bill 21 (SB 21) with 29 additional signatories. If passed, SB 21 would overhaul Delaware corporate law by severely undermining the ability of regular shareholders, like teachers and