The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Acting Chair Mark Uyeda has requested that the 8th Circuit halt litigation of the agency’s climate transparency rule in light of his and Commissioner Peirce’s opposition to the rule and President Trump’s anti-regulatory order.
The shutdown of all supervision and oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will allow all manner of financial companies, from Wall Street megabanks to payday lenders to financial technology firms to credit bureaus to rip people off and mistreat their customers at will.
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, a coalition of over 200 public interest groups fighting for a fairer financial system, today demanded answers from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the reported presence at the agency of three representatives of Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE team.
The Private Equity Climate Risks project unveiled an update to its public database of the energy holdings of 20 of the world’s largest private equity firms, the Private Equity Energy Tracker, bringing into focus the latest state of private equity investments in the energy sector.
The Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) released a report revealing how climate change is making homeowners insurance more expensive and harder to obtain across the United States. The report analyzes zip code level data—much of which was also released—obtained from insurers by FIO and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
State policymakers and pension officials should use all the tools at their disposal to protect public pensions from federal threats and safeguard their ability to make investment decisions that promote retirement with dignity and economic security, according to a new policy roadmap released by the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund.