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Weakening capital standards "amid geopolitical chaos, turbulence in private markets, a potential AI-related bubble inflating & signs of a slowing economy, is like closing your umbrella in the middle of a downpour because you are not getting wet." 🎙️➡️ buff.ly/syMFfVH

Climate change is driving more severe, frequent disasters and higher recovery costs. Instead of working to bolster resilience and lower risk, insurers are pulling in record profits, and squeezing us dry. More here➡️ buff.ly/neLZU7s

Recently Texas & 10 states settled a lawsuit they brought alleging the largest asset managers undermined the coal industry & violated antitrust law. Vanguard caved to the weak legal arguments, agreeing to a $29.5 million payment & corporate-friendly terms. buff.ly/P5Oi6Vx

📺 @GMA just spotlighted our new report with @TCFdotorg. The reality: 111 million Americans can’t pay off their credit cards each month and are exposed to industry-inflated, record-high interest rates. Watch the segment 👇 and read our full analysis: protectborrowers.org/report-more-th…

Trump not only failed to deliver on his promise to cap credit card rates, he made things worse by undermining the only agency dedicated to pursuing financial justice for consumers. youtube.com/watch?v=vZwV58…

One more example of Wall Street messing with housing. thesling.org/when-monopolis…

Our new analysis w/ @TCFdotorg of consumer credit panel data shows how the affordability crisis is pushing families further into debt. 111 MILLION people—40% of U.S. adults—can't afford to pay credit card bills in full while banks rake in record profits. tcf.org/content/report…

@LandisWeaver Yes we are! Thank you, and hope to see you over there! bsky.app/profile/ourfin…

@RealBankReform Are you on BlueSky? Coming by here to unfollow folks. After watching John Oliver bit on X I decided I needed to do something. No offense

This week DC hosts the Blockchain Summit, full of crypto lobbyists, donors & allies in Washington. Changpeng Zhao and Justin Sun - two crypto CEOs with deep Trump business ties and suspected of or convicted for fraud and failure to combat dirty money - are featured speakers.

Trump promised a cap on credit card rates. Instead, he delivered a giveaway to credit card companies at your expense. Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra (@ChopraUSA) explains.

The new guide released by the Equitable & Just Insurance Initiative sheds light on the murky & complicated rate-setting & premium calculation process that is impacting vulnerable home owners. Read the guide for 7 clear steps states can take to fix this➡️buff.ly/yXHvdWR

Happening in one hour at 3pm ET! Join AFREF's Natalia Renta for a discussion with Dr. Lenore M. Palladino on the impacts we can expect from the rapid expansion of private credit and why financial justice advocates should be concerned. RSVP here: buff.ly/DiQwm0N

We will be hosting a virtual town hall on Thursday, March 5th on: - the crypto corruption pipeline - Trump’s crypto conflicts of interest - how new legislation could expose us all to crypto’s risks, and - how we can fight back! 💻RSVP & Share! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

@SenWarren AFR and our allies are urging Senate leadership to act — it’s time to get Wall Street out of housing and put communities first. Accountability, affordability, and people over profits. ourfinancialsecurity.org/government/let…

@SenWarren Not only is Wall Street buying up houses, private equity landlords: 😡 raise rents 💸 impose new fees & charges 🛠️ skimp on upkeep & ⚖️ pursue tenants in court Rent is unaffordable. Home prices are unaffordable. Where are people supposed to live? 💹 ➡️ nlihc.org/sites/default/…

Wall Street's out of control in the housing market. Owning a home is out of reach for too many people. Trump likes to talk big, but his record is giveaways & favors to Wall Street. @SenWarren's American Homeownership Act is a real plan to fix this buff.ly/bYGTCCb

With an industry-friendly administration full of private equity magnates, the push to offload private equity junk onto retirement savers & small investors is accelerating. We cannot afford to ignore the danger signs. New blog from Oscar Valdés Viera: buff.ly/Kt0UkDZ