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Press Release: Appeal’s Court Ruling Sides With Administration on Destructive Dismantling of Critical Consumer Protection Agency
A panel of the US Court of appeals today overturned an earlier court order halting mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau(CFPB).
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From Public Pensions to Private Fortunes: How Working People’s Retirements Line Billionaire Pockets
Despite the many negative impacts of the private equity business model on working people, it is working people’s own capital in the form of public pension funds that private equity has relied upon for its expansion. Over a trillion dollars in private equity deals close each year, and public pension funds are by far their…
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Reuters: Just 35 complaints of debanking cite political bias despite Trump order
“It’s not a real issue. ‘Debanking’ is an excuse for political attacks,” said Amanda Jackson, a director for Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of progressive-leaning groups.
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Politico: Strange Bedfellows
The letter was signed by bank trade associations including the American Bankers Association and consumer groups including Americans for Financial Reform. “This unprecedented overriding of state law and supervision weakens vital consumer protections, creates opportunities for regulatory arbitrage, and undermines state sovereignty,” the letter said.
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NBC News: Mother with cerebral palsy struggles to hire aides after private equity takeover
“The private equity industry is looking for any streams of steady public funding,” Sen said in an interview. “As advocates have secured more funding for home and community-based services, that has resulted in the private equity encroachment.”
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Fact Sheet: CLARITY Act Worse than Last Year’s FIT 21 Crypto Deregulation
From Bad to WorseKey Differences Between Crypto-Backed CLARITY Act and FIT 21 Deregulation Click here for a PDF of this document. This year’s crypto market structure legislation promoted by the industry shares many of the flaws of last year’s crypto legislation, but the deregulatory elements in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (H.R.
