Americans for Financial Reform

Government Category: Comments & Letters to Regulators

JOINT LETTER: 19 Organizations and Individuals Call on Labor Department to Withdraw Policy that Lets Private Equity Loot Retirement Plans

The undersigned groups, which advocate on behalf of consumers, workers, investors, and retirees, write to express our grave concerns regarding the Department’s June 3rd information letter concerning the use of private equity investments in designated investment alternatives made available to retirement savers through individual account plans, such as 401(k) plans.

Letter to Regulators: Let Municipal Borrowers Access Main Street Lending Facilities

The AFR Education Fund wrote a letter to the Federal Reserve calling on them to let smaller public and municipal borrowers access the Main Street Lending Program which supports bank loans to businesses and non-profits. This would assist the many public borrowers who cannot issue bonds for purchase by the Municipal Liquidity Program in obtaining

Letter to Regulators: Don’t Fuel the Growth of Non-Transparent, Unaccountable Private Markets

AFR Education Fund sent the letter below to the Securities and Exchange Commission opposing changes to rules governing how corporations can raise investment capital. These rules would make it easier for companies to raise capital without doing basic disclosures about their business or following other rules governing public companies, increasing risk to investors and reducing