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What Does the SEC Have To Do With the Oligarchy?
A little over a year since the Trump administration came to power, Congress should hold Chairman Atkins to account for the role the SEC is playing to consolidate the power of the oligarchy through dramatic market-moving changes — all of…
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RSVP 3/4: Private Credit and the Dangerous Rise of Unregulated Finance
Join us on March 4th as AFREF’s Natalia Renta leads a discussion with Dr. Lenore M. Palladino, Associate Professor of Economics & Public Policy at University of Massachusetts Amherst delving into what impacts we can expect from the rapid expansion of private credit and why financial justice advocates should be concerned.
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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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Children Before Profits State Playbook
A joint project of Community Change, National Women’s Law Center, Open Markets Institute, and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: Pressley Unveils Legislation to Mandate Disclosures to Hold Big Banks Accountable, Demands SEC Require Reports in Interest of Investors
The GSIB Act is endorsed by Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Rise Economy, Fair Finance Watch, and Action Center on Race and the Economy.
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Credit and Collection News: President Trump Escalates Assault On CFPB
Consumer advocates, Democratic members of Congress, and groups like Americans for Financial Reform and borrower‑protection coalitions characterize the strategy as an “assault” designed to let big banks, debt collectors, and fintechs operate with fewer constraints and more junk‑fee revenue at consumers’ expense.
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Truthout: Grassroots Organizers in Wisconsin Offer Blueprint for Beating Back Data Centers
A recent Americans for Financial Reform report also notes that private equity has “established a foothold in all parts of the data center lifecycle,” which includes everything from “assembling land where future data center campuses will be built” to “direct data center operation.”
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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.
