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Press Release: Labor, Investor, and Consumer Advocates Urge Congress to Reject Deregulatory Bill that Imperils Workers’ Retirement Savings
Americans for Financial Reform along with the AFL-CIO, Communications Workers of America, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, National Education Association, National Nurses United, Public Citizen, Service Employees International Union, The Academy of Financial Education, and United Auto Workers, wrote…
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12/10 – AFREF Speaker Series: Are We on the Brink of a 2008-Style Financial Crisis?
We appear to be in the midst of a speculative stock market bubble centered on AI. Does that mean we are about to have a 2008-style financial crisis? Join us for a conversation with Damon Silvers about the moment we are in and the steps that regulators should take to guard against the risk of a catastrophic financial crisis. Mr. Silvers was the Deputy Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the 2008 bank bailout and for many years directed financial markets policy at the AFL-CIO. He brings to bear his experiences with the 2008 crisis as well as the…
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Rising Property Insurance Premiums: The Uneven Risks to Household and Systemic Financial Stability
Introduction Property insurance is growing more expensive and harder to obtain throughout the U.S. Climate change and the rising costs of severe weather damage are a crucial cause, but racial and economic inequities within the property insurance market are an important part of the puzzle, and they have been too frequently overlooked. In particular, recent
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Law360: Zillow’s Climate Score Removal Sparks Insurance Concerns
“I would love to see more data from the Federal Insurance Office,” said Caroline Nagy, an affordable housing expert with progressive policy group Americans for Financial Reform, in an interview.
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Congressman Dan Goldman: Rep. Dan Goldman Introduces New Tax On Wealthiest Americans Generating An Estimated $276 Billion In Revenue
Oscar Valdés Viera, Private Equity and Capital Markets Policy Analyst at Americans for Financial Reform, said, “Our tax code shouldn’t reward wealth over work or give billionaires a menu of legal tricks to avoid paying their fair share. Working people pay more as their paychecks increase, but billionaires can live off untaxed borrowings to sidestep…
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Rolling Stone: Crypto Won Big in 2024. AI Is Angling to Do the Same in 2026
Cryptocurrency expert Mark Hays of Americans for Financial Reform says that attempts to split the difference rarely work. “Some policymakers seem to think that they can have it both ways by conceding to industry interests in return for political support, while saying they also want to protect the public interest. … It’s a shaky bet…
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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.
