Media Coverage
Reuters – “Just 35 Complaints of Trump’s Debanking Rule.” (Aug 2025)
Bloomberg – “States Push for Consumer Protections as Trump’s CFPB Recedes.” (Aug 2025)
Business Insider – "Credit Card Late Fees and JP Morgan Rewards." (April 2024)
Politico – "Why Apple’s DOJ Fight Is Big For Banks." (March 2024)
Washington Post – “Credit Card Fees Cap: 8-Month Delay.” (Mar 2024)
Black Enterprise – "Chipotle Disproportionately Denies Management Opportunities to Black Applicants." (2024)
Green America – "Racism and the U.S. Economy." (2024)
Yahoo News – “Senate Republicans Block Crown Act Again.” (Dec 2022)
Landscape – “HR 40 and the Federal Reparations Bill Appears to be Stalled Once Again." (July 2022)
Human Rights Watch – “US: Groups Ask Biden to Commit to Study on Reparations." (June 2022)
LA Times – “Guns, abortion and race heat up company annual meetings.” (June 2022)
The Center for Public Integrity – “Six Lessons From the Paycheck Program." (December 2021)
Huffington Post – “Hilton Hotel To Host Neo-Confederate Group Conference On Last Day On Black History Month.” (February 2020)
Inequality.org – "Trump Era Fight Against Wall Street." (2015)
Press Releases
"CFPB Rule Removes Medical Debts from Credit Reports." National Consumer Law Center. (January 2025)
"Medical Debt Rule Will Protect 15 Million People from Negative Credit Impacts." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (January 2025)
"Trump’s Chopra Firing Undermines CFPB’s Consumer Protection Mission."Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (February 2025)
"AFREF Seeks Information About Musk Team at CFPB." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (February 2025)
"House Republicans Aim to Gut Measures Slashing Junk Bank Fees." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (February 2025)
"As CFPB Faces Existential Threat, Advocates Release State-by-State Fact Sheets on Agency’s Impact." Protect Borrowers. (February 2025)
"Full House Should Reject Rollback of Overdraft Protections." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (March 2025)
"Broad Coalition Applauds District Court Shutdown of CFPB Staff Firings." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (April 2025)
"Nearly 190 Organizations Urge House of Representative to Oppose Musk-Fueled Rollback of CFPB Digital Payment Oversight." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (April 2025)
"AFR Statement on Trump Signing Anti-Consumer, Anti-Oversight Bills." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (May 2025)
"Lower Late Fees Will Save Consumers $10 Billion." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (March 2024)
"Committee Majority Lines up with Wall Street in Vote to Roll Back Late Fee Cap." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (April 2024)
Nearly 100 Groups Support the CFPB’s “Buy Now Pay Later” Proposal, Which Will Protect Consumers from Harmful Practices. Consumer Federation of America. (August 2024)
"CFPB Lawsuit Highlights Need For Safeguards on Digital Transactions." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (December 2024)
"Senate Hearing Highlights CFPB Work in Protecting Consumers Against Wall Street." Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (December 2024)
"Consumer, Civil Rights, and Economic Justice Organizations Urge CFPB to Finalize Proposed Limits on Credit Card Late Fees."Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. (November 2023)
"Color of Change Holds Banks Accountable to Racial Justice." Color of Change. (June 2021).