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AFR & Allies Press Release: Model Insurance Data Disclosure Legislation Would Increase Transparency and Lower Prices for Policyholders

“Insurers have used climate change to justify rate hikes, cancellations, and claim denials, yet they’re quietly posting record profits,” said Caroline Nagy, associate director of housing policy at Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. “The insurance industry has fought tooth and nail to keep the public in the dark: making insurance data publicly available is a crucial step in exposing discriminatory pricing practices and protecting families from shouldering the financial costs of the climate crisis alone.”

Press Release: Model Data Disclosure Legislation Would Increase Transparency and Lower Prices for Policyholders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 10, 2025 CONTACT: Jarice Thompson, jarice@ourfinancialsecurity.org Model Data Disclosure Legislation Would Increase Transparency and Lower Prices for Policyholders  It’s time to lift the veil on insurers hiding data while supercharging their profits Washington, D.C. – New model legislation from the Equitable & Just Insurance Initiative reveals how states can end the

Press Release: Nearly 200 Groups Oppose Current Slate of Crypto Legislation

Today, a coalition of 192 national and state civil rights, labor, community, consumer, environmental, faith-based, and other organizations sent a letter urging the Senate to oppose the passage of any crypto market structure legislation that fails to address the systemic failures of the crypto industry that can harm investors, financial stability, and the economic security of workers and families. 

Statement: Trump’s Latest Front to Take Down the CFPB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2025 CONTACT: Jarice Thompson, jarice@ourfinancialsecurity.org Trump’s Latest Front to Take Down the CFPB Statement of Patrick Woodall, Managing Director of Policy at Americans for Financial Reform: As Russel Vought approaches the 210 day deadline to serve as the acting temporary director of the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB), President Trump is