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Over 200+ Organizations Urge House Financial Services Committee to Oppose Any Amendment to Delay or Weaken Small Business and Farm Fair Lending Law
“This attack on fair lending law would roll back an important economic and racial justice win for farms and small businesses,” said Patrick Woodall, managing director at Americans for Financial Reform. “Collecting this basic information is critical to enforcing civil…
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States Must Strengthen Oversight of Homeowners Insurance Rate Increases
State insurance commissioners and legislators play a critical role in determining the insurance premiums people pay for their home insurance.[1] Insurance companies have increased homeowners insurance premiums by an average of 24 percent from 2021 to 2024 nationwide.[2] Premium rates are rising far faster in many places across the country including in a geographically diverse
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Insurance News: 40 Groups Push California Senate to Pass Four Wildfire Insurance Protections Before April 22
A coalition of 40 organizations sent letters to the committee on April 14, 2026, urging passage of all four. The groups range from wildfire survivor networks in Altadena and Pacific Palisades to the California Nurses Association, Consumer Watchdog, the Consumer Federation of America, the Center for Biological Diversity, Americans for Financial Reform, and dozens of…
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Crypto Compass: Stablecoin Regulation Faces Critical Delay: Senator Reveals Compromise Draft Unlikely This Week
Consumer advocacy groups express concerns about prolonged uncertainty. Americans for Financial Reform director Alexis Goldstein states that “delays in establishing clear rules leave consumers vulnerable to potential risks.” Goldstein advocates for strong consumer protections within any regulatory framework. She argues that “well-designed regulations prevent harm while supporting responsible innovation.”
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The Washington Informen: White House FY 2027 Budget Proposal Ignores Nation’s Affordability Crisis
Similar comments came from Tom Feltner, associate director of consumer policy at Americans for Financial Reform. “Rather than cutting enforcement, supervision, and outreach staff, we should be strengthening the capacity of those offices to hold financial wrongdoers accountable, prevent emerging risks like those that caused the 2008 financial crisis, and prevent the wave of scams…
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Private Credit Questions Pension Trustees Should Be Asking Now
This is a resource for institutional investors, including pension trustees, seeking to better understand what recent turmoil in private credit could mean for their portfolios.
