Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

In The News: Everything Is Private Equity Now (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Heather Slavkin Corzo, senior fellow at Americans for Financial Reform and director of capital market policies at the union federation AFL-CIO. “The massive growth of private equity over the past decade means that this industry’s influence, economic and political, has mushroomed,” she says. “It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that we are all stakeholders in private equity these days, one way or another.”

Letters to Regulators: AFR / AFL-CIO Letter to the SEC Regarding Private Market Exemptions

AFR AFL-CIO Comment on Securities Offering Concept Release S7-08-19 September 30, 2019 Vanessa Countryman, Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 RE: Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions, File No. S-07-08-19 To Whom It May Concern: The Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFR Education Fund) and

News Release: AFR Applauds the House Passage of the FAIR Act

House of Representatives Passed HR 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, in a 225-186 vote For Immediate Release: September 20, 2019 Contact: Carter Dougherty or carter@ourfinancialsecurity.org Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act in a 225-186 vote. The FAIR Act prohibits companies from forcing harmed

News Release: CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rule Faces Strong Bipartisan Opposition

Strong majorities across parties oppose the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed debt collection rule including medical debt, according to a new poll released by Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). The poll was conducted by the bipartisan team of Lake Research Partners and Chesapeake Beach Consulting.