Policy Priorities
Promoting a consumer-protected open banking ecosystem through comprehensive regulatory frameworks that enhance competition
Joint Trade Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Russell Vought Urging the Bureau to Finalize an Open Banking Rule
Federal: AFC Comment Letter on Personal Financial Data Rights ANPR
Federal: Joint Coalition Letter Urging President Trump to Block Anti-Consumer Data Access Fees
Federal: Amicus Brief in Support of CFPB’s Final Rule on Consumer Data Rights
Regulators and Fintechs Need to Talk
Fintech Firms Target US Bank Chargers, Stablecoin Growth in 2026 Push
ChokePoint 3.0 : When Open Banking Becomes A Tollbooth
Will Trump be good for payments innovation?
Statement from Phil Goldfeder, CEO of the American Fintech Council (AFC), on CFPB’s Request for a Stay in Open Banking Case and Court’s Decision to Grant the Request
American Fintech Council (AFC) Urges Trump Administration to Defend Open Banking and Protect Consumer Data Rights
Statement from American Fintech Council CEO Phil Goldfeder on Emerging Barriers to Consumer Data Access
American Fintech Council Files Amicus Brief in Support of CFPB’s Final Rule on Consumer Data Rights
Access to Consumer Financial Data: Open Banking and the CFPB’s Section 1033 Rule