Letters to Regulators: Letter to OMB on Race and Ethnicity Data Standards
AFREF joined a comment letter to OMB on revising their race and ethnicity data standards.
News Release: Investigation Exposes Carlyle Group’s Hidden Climate Impact
A new investigation released today reveals that the Carlyle Group (Carlyle), a private equity titan with $373 billion in assets under management, has been quietly scooping up fossil fuel assets over the past decade, in contravention of its stated climate goals.
Report: The Carlyle Group’s Hidden Climate Impact: Exposing a Decade of Fossil Fuel Investments
A new investigation reveals that the Carlyle Group has been quietly scooping up fossil fuel assets over the past decade, producing an estimated 277 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
Fact Sheet: Powell Owns This Crisis
We now know that Fed Chair Jerome Powell sought to head off questions about responsibility and accountability around March 12, the day federal regulators resorted to a blanket deposit guarantee to stop the crisis from spreading. Perhaps that’s because Powell has an extensive record supporting deregulation and lighter supervision, even before he was confirmed to head the central bank.
News Release: Broad Coalition Urges House Panel to Reject Bill that Defangs Consumer Watchdog
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Starting today at 10 AM ET, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services will hold a markup and vote on several pieces of legislation, including a wide-ranging bill that would undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and support predatory lenders.
Letters to Regulators: Letter to CMS on Disclosures of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information
AFREF submitted a letter with partner organizations expressing a mutual concern about the lack of transparency regarding the ownership and control of nursing facilities that serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Letters to Congress: Over 70 Groups Oppose the TABS Act
AFR, Center for Responsible Lending and Consumer Federation of America led a letter to Congress opposing a package of bills that undermine the CFPB.
Letters to Regulators: FTC Should Update its Green Guides to Prevent Greenwashing in Investment and Financial Services, Particularly for Carbon Offsets-Related Claims
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) submitted two letters in response to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s request for comment on updates to its ‘Green Guides’ for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. The Guides were last revised in 2012. AFREF joined a coalition
News Release: Repeal of Trump-Era Guidance Marks Key Step to Curbing Systemic Risk
Regulators should move promptly following the repeal of Trump-era guidance that hamstrung the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to research, identify and designate potential new systemic risks, according to Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund.
News Release: Federal Housing Finance Agency to Codify Collection of Mortgage Applicants’ Language Preference
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) proposed rule to codify several existing measures to ensure a fair and accessible housing finance system will require housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to collect and report information about mortgage applicants’ language preference, according to Americans for Financial Reform Language Access Task Force members.