Category Archives: Blog

14 Nov
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HLF Launches Multi-State Bilingual Digital Audio Ad Campaign Encouraging U.S. Senators to Support Reducing Credit Card Swipe Fees

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF), a public policy advocacy organization that promotes liberty, opportunity, and prosperity, launched a bilingual streaming radio advertising campaign in multiple states encouraging constituents to contact U.S. Senators in support of the ...

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14 Oct
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Philanthropy Roundtable Features HLF’s Work to Advance Historically Proven Principles in Public Policy

The Philanthropy Roundtable, a nonprofit membership association of donors whose mission is “to foster excellence in philanthropy, protect philanthropic freedom and help donors advance liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility,” recently highlighted HLF’s public policy advocacy work by interviewing HLF president ...

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05 Oct
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HLF Op-Ed: “The Department of Education Threatens Student Opportunity and Meaningful Innovation”

A recently published opinion article by HLF president Mario H. Lopez shines light on a onerous new regulation coming from the Department of Education that will severely limit access to online learning programs.  Sadly, a win for the department will ...

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29 Sep
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New Attempt at Fiduciary Rule will Damage Americans’ Retirement Savings and Remains on Shaky Legal Ground

The Department of Labor has decided to push forward yet again on a federal regulation that would severely hamper the ability of millions of Americans to save for their retirement. Earlier this month the Department submitted a Notice of Proposed ...

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27 Sep
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Statement on Misguided “Gainful Education” Rule that Will Limit Student Options in Higher Education

The Hispanic Leadership Fund today issued a statement regarding the Department of Education’s announcement finalizing its “Gainful Employment Rule.”  Today’s newly-minted rule clocks in at 1,000-pages of flawed regulations that will directly harm students.  HLF submitted a filing during the ...

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21 Aug
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Biden Administration Should Stop Limiting Opportunities for Students Who Choose Career Colleges

Every August, millions of people begin or continue their education journey in college, university, or technical school. But that won’t be the case for all students who want to receive an education at a career college. That is because the ...

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31 Jan
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Federal Reserve Analysis Confirms HLF Study on Swipe Fees and Credit Card Rewards

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System recently released an economic analysis focused on credit card fees and reward programs.  The paper, in part, confirms independent analysis done in an HLF report last year that found that lower ...

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08 Aug
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HLF Calls for Changes to Student Loan Rule That Serves As Blank Check For Student Loan Forgiveness

A new rule proposed by the Biden Department of Education is being used as a vehicle to provide blanket loan forgiveness in a way that will burden American taxpayers who are struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation ...

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