Tag Archives: banking regulation

News Release: Consumer Advocates Call on Banking Regulators to Rein in Reckless and Harmful Bank-Fintech Partnerships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Carter Dougherty, carter@ourfinancialsecurity.org Adam Rust, arust@consumerfed.org Friday, November 1, 2024 Consumer Advocates Call on Banking Regulators to Rein in Reckless and Harmful Bank-Fintech Partnerships Groups seek more supervision and stronger standards for these partnerships to protect consumers. Washington, DC – Americans for

Factsheets: Climate Vulnerability and Banking

Climate change is a risk multiplier that exacerbates racial and economic inequality, and it is progressing at an alarming rate. Acute and increasingly frequent climate-related disasters, such as wildfires and hurricanes, as well as chronic issues such as heat stress, sea level rise, and drought,

News Release: Federal Reserve and OCC Should Reject TD Bank’s Proposed Merger with First Horizon Bank, Groups Write in Comment Letter

Amid growing concern about corporate consolidation, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund are leading a letter calling for the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to reject a proposed merger between TD Bank and First Horizon Bank.

Letter to Regulators: Letter to the Federal Reserve on the Community Reinvestment Act Proposed Rulemaking

Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, along with 25 undersigned organizations, is pleased to submit comments responding to the Joint Notice of Public Rulemaking (NPR) from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively “the agencies”) regarding changes to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA).