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Press Release: Over 170 Organizations Join Broad Coalition Supporting New Senate Bill to Cap Interest Rates for Loans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2026 CONTACTS: Jarice Thompson, jarice@ourfinancialsecurity.org; Nicholas Rubando, nrubando@consumerfed.org Over 170 Organizations Join Broad Coalition Supporting New Senate Bill to Cap Interest Rates for Loans WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the prospect of an interest rate cap has…
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AFR Joins Sen. Warren, Rep. Pressley and Other Advocates on the One Year Anniversary of Trump’s Attacks on the CFPB
On February 9, 2026, Americans for Financial Reform joined Sen.Warren, Rep.Pressley, the CFPB Union, and other financial justice advocates to speak out against the unlawful takedown of this popular and much needed Federal agency.
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FIRE SALES TO WALL STREET: A Review of Government-Sponsored Residential Note Sales
Growing Wall Street control of single family homes is a contributor to our housing crisis, with mega single-family investors (those who own more than 1,000 homes nationwide) controlling an estimated 446,000 homes as of January 2025. Nationally, the presence of corporate landlords in a community has been associated with raised rents, junk fees, reduced maintenance,
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Senator Jack Reed: Reed & Smith Lead Effort to Pass the Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act
The Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act has been endorsed by several leading organizations, including the National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Housing Law Project, National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients), Americans for Financial Reform, and Consumer Action.
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Consumer Federation of America: Over 170 Organizations Join Broad Coalition Supporting New Senate Bill to Cap Interest Rates for Loans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the prospect of an interest rate cap has moved to the forefront of national public policy discussions, the Consumer Federation of America and Americans for Financial Reform join over 170 other civil rights, consumer, academics, and community groups and leaders in a letter to Congress calling for passage of S3793, the…
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WisPolitics: U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Leads bill to expand affordable housing, crack down on wealthy investors who buy up single-family homes
This legislation is led by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Tina Smith (D-MN). It’s supported by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Housing Law Project, National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients), Americans for Financial Reform, and Consumer Action.
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Oligarchs Take Over Corporations
Elon Musk and other billionaire oligarchs have triggered a race to the bottom in state corporate law, with Delaware, Texas, and Nevada changing their laws to strengthen the power of corporate insiders while decreasing the power of regular shareholders to provide input and hold management accountable for corporate misconduct.
