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Real Reform to Confront Private Equity Takeover of the Nation’s Housing
Rising housing costs are a critical driver of the current affordability crisis, and they cannot be addressed without genuinely confronting the role of private equity and big investors buying up the nation’s housing stock.
Events
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AFREF Speaker Series: Private Credit and the Dangerous Rise of Unregulated Finance
More and more companies are raising money in the growing private credit market rather than from banks. What does this growth of unregulated credit mean for the long term future of these borrower companies, and for the entire financial ecosystem?
The Latest from AFR
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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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AFR in the News
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PunchBowl News: Vault: Bank regulators crash the Senate
Read the letter sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer here. https://punchbowl.news/coalition-letter-supporting-american-homeownership-act-2-26-26/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2/26/26%20AM:&utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined
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Financial Regulation News: Sens. Warren, Merkley introduce bill to end tax breaks for corporate home buyers
The bill is endorsed by American Economic Liberties Project, American Federation of Teachers, Americans for Financial Reform, Communications Workers of America, Consumer Action, Grounded Solutions Network, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, National Housing Law Project, National Low Income Housing Coalition, and Private Equity Stakeholder Project.
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Congressman Brad Sherman: Sherman, Sen. Elizabeth Warren & 160 Lawmakers Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans
Endorsing Organizations (115) – Public Citizen, Americans for Tax Fairness, Economic Security Project Action, Groundwork Collaborative, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Communications Workers of America, Americans for Financial Reform…
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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.
