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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 28/09/2026

Is the extraordinary run-up in AI-related valuations sustainable, or is it the latest chapter in a familiar boom-bust pattern? Join AFREF and the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College for an in person discussion on Oct 14th. RSVP: buff.ly/CP1cVQo

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 24/09/2026

Crucially, the new bill extends liability to private equity firms for labor violations at companies they control. It also supports increasing transparency and oversight of private equity activities, shedding light on an industry that has operated in the shadows for far too long.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 24/09/2026

Private equity has exploded from managing less than $1 trillion in 2004 to over $13 trillion today. They now control companies employing over 13 million workers. We know ultra-wealthy executives won't change on their own. That's why we need #SWSLA

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 24/09/2026

For years, private equity firms have treated our economy like a rigged casino —loading companies with debt, stripping them of assets, and walking away with massive profits while workers and communities suffer. The Stop Wall Street Looting Act will change that. #SWSLA

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 24/09/2026

The Stop Wall Street Looting Act of 2026 (#SWSLA) would curb Wall Street's predatory practices and help build an economy that works for everyone.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 23/09/2026

The watered down greenhouse gas emissions standard the California Air Resources Board is considering proposing would fail to require major polluting industries, like oil and gas firms and financial companies, to disclose most emissions. More in our report: buff.ly/xFjQoA6

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 16/09/2026

If enacted, H.R. 10184 would severely limit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ability to hold big banks and tech companies accountable and to protect people from unfair, predatory, and discriminatory financial practices.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 16/09/2026

Dozens of consumer, labor, community, and civil rights groups joined us in calling on the House Financial Services Committee to oppose H.R. 10184, the so-called Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026. buff.ly/flWHVzt

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With few legislative days remaining, Republicans in Congress attack consumer protections, not affordability

By Tom Feltner, Associate Director of Consumer Policy

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 16/09/2026

House republicans are using the few legislative days before the midterms focused not on pressing affordability issues, but on yet again attacking the #CFPB.🙄 🎬 @sylviagarcia.house.gov enters our opposition letter with allies into the record 🙏 More on Substack ⬇️ buff.ly/gP9U5by

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

"The Senate on Tuesday voted to block the Clarity Act from advancing, dealing a major blow to the crypto industry’s push for a comprehensive market structure framework." www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/s...

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

The crypto industry’s so-called CLARITY Act was just voted down in the Senate! 🎉 This is a big win.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

"This bill poses a massive risk to families, to our economy, and to our national security. We need crypto legislation that stops political self-dealing...but this bill would turbocharge Donald Trump's unprecedented corruption." - @warren.senate.gov

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

"While Donald Trump is raising costs for working people, Trump is also using the presidency to make himself richer. And he's added crypto to his ways to cash in." - @warren.senate.gov

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

We do need to regulate crypto and address its harms. CLARITY doesn’t do that. Common sense should tell you that when crooks and profiteers are in favor of a bill that claims to be about establishing order and fairness, something’s not right.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

Not only is CLARITY a giveaway to crypto billionaires, the AI Sandbox tucked into it could grant banks and financial firms exemptions from federal laws and regulations that keep people safe, including from price gouging, fraud and racial discrimination. buff.ly/tIT7P6L

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

Between scams and market volatility, for most people crypto is just another way to lose money. Online financial crime increased 26% last year alone, with crypto as a key driver. buff.ly/90YerMw

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 15/09/2026

Enmeshing crypto in traditional finance while exempting it from adequate protections will lead to disaster. Between CLARITY, AI, private markets, consumer protection rollbacks and banking deregulation, it's like they are brainstorming ways to cause another financial crash.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 14/09/2026

The President, First Family and senior members of the administration profiteering from crypto ventures undermines real regulatory oversight of the crypto industry and threatens our democratic norms. We cannot normalize this corruption. buff.ly/dCEci5Y

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 14/09/2026

Of course Trump is pushing for the CLARITY Act— he is one of the top 10 crypto billionaires. Crypto insiders and billionaire backers are trying to leverage their influence for favorable legislation, posing a real threat to our democracy. buff.ly/PLD0ojN

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 14/09/2026

Q: Why is the Senate even considering crypto industry legislation when they should be focused on affordability and things that actually matter to people? A: Crypto has outstripped the fossil fuel industry to become the most powerful lobby in the US. buff.ly/xQSN0yL

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 14/09/2026

While touting crypto as a tool for financial freedom and inclusion, leading crypto billionaires espouse anti-democratic ideas and are using crypto’s war chest to push policies that entrench political and economic power in the hands of a wealthy few. buff.ly/o3iRQAa

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 14/09/2026

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday, Sept 15 at 2:15pm ET on the CLARITY Act. This darling of the crypto lobby is a trojan horse and one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation flying under the radar right now. Senators must vote no. buff.ly/h3gwojf

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 14/09/2026

CLARITY’s final text is out ahead of Tuesday’s Senate vote. As written, the bill will still allow crypto corruption and the so-called ethics provision amounts to little more than a loose agreement of honor among thieves. buff.ly/Wsc4uOg

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Brand new window dressing doesn’t cover crypto bills glaring flaws

By Mark Hays, Associate Director of Crypto and Fintech Policy

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 10/09/2026

Starting shortly! This is going to be a great discussion on the influence of crypto money on our political system and what can be done about it. Tune in at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT Zoom link: buff.ly/uKRf6qf

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 09/09/2026

Tomorrow! September 10 at 6pm ET / 3pm PT, AFR’s Patrick Woodall joins MediaJustice for "The Crypto Money Corrupting Your Politicians," a conversation about the industry’s political influence and holding people in power accountable. Zoom link to join: buff.ly/uKRf6qf

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 08/09/2026

As the Senate rushes toward a vote on the CLARITY Act, please join tomorrow's briefing to find out how this push from the crypto industry to write its own rules will embolden self-dealing at the highest levels of power and pose harm everyday people. Zoom rsvp link: buff.ly/klQbmMh

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 04/09/2026

A new poll shows that voters are extremely concerned about the impact of PE taking over companies in key sectors like health care and housing. 83% of voters are concerned about PE takeovers in healthcare. Read more here: buff.ly/y7llGCg

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 03/09/2026

Crypto & AI have spent at least $100 million to influence political races since January 2025. They're making sure industry-backed politicians have a vested interest in passing their deregulatory agenda. Full analysis with interactive graphics here ⬇️ ourfinancialsecurity.org/resources/bi...

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Big Tech, Crypto, and Wall Street Money is Flooding the Midterm Elections - Americans for Financial Reform

Both the finance and tech sectors have spent heavily on Congressional primary and runoff races across the country in this election year. Two intertwined political action committees (PACs) —…

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 02/09/2026

Private equity is behind LA’s recent warehouse fire that burned for more than a week. The same forces behind this tragic fire may also have made it harder to fight due to PE consolidating firetruck manufacturers. Everywhere you turn, there’s PE involved buff.ly/peZbhqn

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Private Equity is Behind LA’s Raging Warehouse Fire - Americans for Financial Reform

Firefighters battled a weeklong warehouse fire at a 500,000 square foot food storage facility in Boyle Heights, CA, a historically Chicano neighborhood in Los Angeles.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 01/09/2026

Investor backed childcare puts profits over children. Things got so bad at NYC Bright Horizons centers parents call it “baby prison.” www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 31/08/2026

Stock buybacks surpassed $trillion in 2025. That's $1 trillion not going to pay workers or improve products and services. 🔍️ We have a new fact sheet out that breaks down how curbing buybacks would actually strengthen the economy ourfinancialsecurity.org/resources/fa...

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Fact Sheet: Curbing Stock Buybacks Would Strengthen the Economy - Americans for Financial Reform

Curbing stock buybacks would push companies to invest in their workers, productive capacity, and innovation. Stock buybacks are when a company purchases its own shares, resulting in fewer outstanding…

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 28/08/2026

The loophole exacerbates income and wealth inequality. Treating carried interest income as ordinary compensation income could raise between $1.4 billion and $18 billion annually. A significant majority of voters across parties support legislation that would close this loophole.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 28/08/2026

It allows PE barons to claim large parts of their compensation for services as investment gains, which allows them to pay lower tax rates than middle class taxpayers pay on their wages and other compensation.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 28/08/2026

The carried interest tax loophole is an income tax avoidance scheme that allows private equity and hedge fund executives to substantially lower the amount they pay in taxes.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 28/08/2026

Private equity and venture capital executives are opening their checkbooks to unseat a senator who dared threaten the carried-interest tax loophole. readsludge.com/2026/08/27/p...

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 28/08/2026

A sobering new report from @ips-dc.org lays bare the scale of excessive CEO compensation at America's largest low-wage employers. The data is alarming: CEO pay has skyrocketed 41.4% since 2019 while worker wages have barely kept up with inflation. Read the full report ⬇️ ips-dc.org/report-execu...

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 27/08/2026

Every year the gap between CEO and worker pay gets worse— fueling anger, instability, and an economy that leaves millions of working people behind while rewarding executives who fail upwards. This is not inevitable. It's the result of policy, priorities, and choices that can changed.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 26/08/2026

Highly recommend this @FT piece for a deep dive on how the recent controversy around Mark Walter is just one example of how private credit, insurance, and profiteering are putting policyholders at increased risk ⬇️ buff.ly/wNXcWCw

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 26/08/2026

It should go without saying that allowing the megarich to use insurance companies like their personal piggy banks is a very bad idea. (Video: @MelodyGutierrez via @FoulTerritoryTV )

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 21/08/2026

We know from our polling this isn't what people want. Even in our polarized political climate, there is a near-unanimous shared belief that it is important to regulate financial services and products to make sure they are fair for consumers. 🧾 Polling: ourfinancialsecurity.org/resources/20...

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 21/08/2026

While everyday people struggle to make ends meet, the Trump administration and its allies in Congress continue to look for ways to dismantle the only agency with the sole mission to protect people from the scams, discrimination, and abusive financial practices.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 21/08/2026

The CFPB has already faced countless rollbacks, attempted shutdowns, and drastic funding and staff cuts in the past year. ICYMI, here's a timeline of what's been going on 📆 ⬇️ ourfinancialsecurity.org/resources/ti...

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Timeline of attacks against the CFPB - Americans for Financial Reform

The CFPB is under attack. Since the first weeks of the current administration, the Trump-appointed CFPB leadership and Republicans in Congress have worked to carry out the Project 2025 goal of…

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 21/08/2026

We need the CFPB now more than ever. If the so-called CFPB Reform Act of 2026 is passed, it will undermine the agency's ability to hold big banks and tech companies accountable and to protect people from unfair, predatory, and discriminatory financial practices.

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Americans for Financial Reform @ourfinancialsecurity.org · 21/08/2026

Today, AFR joined dozens of consumer, community, and civil rights organizations in urging the House Financial Services Committee to reject the CFPB Reform Act of 2026, a new proposal that, if passed, would severely limit the CFPB's ability to do its job. ourfinancialsecurity.org/releases/

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