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Weakening Bank Capital Rules Puts Us All at Risk

This summer, federal bank regulators proposed a rule to massively weaken the key post-2008 financial crisis banking regulation designed to make the mega banks more resilient and reduce the risk of their failure.

CEOs Get Richer, and We Pay the Price  

By Meron Lemmi While a growing number of households are turning to buy now pay later loans just to keep food on the table, the nation’s top executives are cashing in with incomprehensibly astounding compensation packages. In 2025, more than two-thirds of workers were living paycheck to paycheck — up 4 percent from the year

Listen: Gotcha! The Crypto Grift w/ Mark Hays

Mark Hays, Associate Director of Cryptocurrency and Financial Technology at Americans for Financial Reform, guested on the “Gotcha!” podcast to speak with host Alix Dunn about the risk and dangers associated with cryptocurrency.

Don’t Let Wall Street Gamble with Your Golden Years

Your retirement savings are supposed to be the safest money you’ll ever have — not a roll of the dice. The whole point of a 401(k) and other retirement plans is to let you gradually build wealth that brings economic security in your golden years.