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The Private Equity Stakeholder Project and other organizations are calling on Bison Capital Asset Management to exit its investment in Sentinel Offender Services. The authors argue that investing in the incarceration and detention industry exacerbates mass incarceration, which disproportionately affects communities of color, and poses financial risks to institutional investors and public pension funds.

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project and other organizations are urging BlueMountain Capital Management to exit its investments in Corizon and other incarceration and detention service providers, citing ethical concerns regarding mass incarceration and financial risks to institutional investors.

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project and other organizations are calling on H.I.G. Capital to exit its investments in Wellpath and TKC Holdings, arguing that profiting from the U.S. incarceration and detention system is unethical and poses investment risks to institutional investors.

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project and other organizations call on Platinum Equity to exit its investment in Securus, arguing that profiting from the U.S. incarceration system exacerbates mass incarceration and disproportionately harms communities of color. The letter cites ethical concerns and investment risks to public pension funds identified by the American Federation of Teachers.

The report details how private equity firms are targeting manufactured home communities in the US as a stable, high-return investment, often leveraging the limited mobility of residents to increase rents and maximize profits. It highlights the role of government-sponsored financing through Fannie Mae and calls for policy interventions to protect vulnerable residents from homelessness and exploitation.

The fact sheet highlights the dominance of private equity-owned firms in providing essential services—such as telecommunications, healthcare, and commissary—to the U.S. carceral system. It specifically notes that the scaling up of immigration detention has increased business for these firms, listing several private equity owners and the specific facilities they serve, including ICE processing centers.

Employees of Sears and Kmart have written to Edward Scott Lampert, Chairman of Sears, urging financial firms and creditors involved in the Sears Holdings Inc. bankruptcy to prioritize worker protections. The employees highlight a drastic reduction in the workforce from over 300,000 to 68,000 staff and request commitments to preserve jobs, provide severance pay and hardship funds, and honor retiree pensions.

The ACLU is urging Endeavour Capital to exit its investment in Aladdin Bail Bonds and Seaview Insurance. The ACLU argues that for-profit bail bonds create cycles of debt that disproportionately affect Black, Latino, and low-income communities. The document highlights Aladdin's financial efforts to oppose reform in California and its attempts to establish commercial bail in Oregon and New Mexico.

The document highlights the prevalence of private equity (PE) ownership in the US correctional services sector, noting that while public attention often focuses on publicly-traded prison operators, PE-owned firms providing communications, healthcare, and commissary services are more ubiquitous. It specifically links the scaling up of immigrant detention under the Trump administration to increased business for these PE-owned providers.

Endeavour Capital's recent funds (V, VI, and VII) have underperformed peers in quartile rankings and capital distribution (DPI) as of 2017-2018. The firm's returns are heavily dependent on internal valuations, with specific portfolio companies like Aladdin Bail Bonds and ZOOM+Care facing regulatory and insolvency challenges.

The report finds that Endeavour Capital's Funds V, VI, and VII have underperformed their peers in terms of quartile rankings and capital return rates as of early 2018. It highlights significant risks within its portfolio, including the impact of bail reform on Aladdin Bail Bonds, financial instability and regulatory issues at ZOOM+Care, and poor student outcomes and federal funding reliance at Southern Careers Institute.

The document argues that while public debate often focuses on publicly-traded prison operators, private equity-owned firms providing services like telecommunications, healthcare, and commissary are more ubiquitous. It lists several PE-owned companies—including Securus, Global Tel Link, and Corizon Health—and notes that the Trump administration's expansion of immigrant detention has increased business for these providers.

A coalition of consumer advocacy organizations urges Apollo Global Management to implement strict standards for its payday and installment lending investments, including a 36% APR cap and ability-to-repay determinations, or otherwise divest within six months.

A letter from consumer advocacy groups to Värde Partners arguing that payday and installment loans create debt traps and demanding the adoption of strict investment standards, including a 36% APR cap and ability-to-repay determinations.

The document is a formal request for a meeting with Blackstone executives to address the company's mortgage foreclosure practices in Puerto Rico, Florida, and East Texas, particularly following devastating hurricanes.

The document details how JLL Partners took ACE Cash Express private in 2006 and the subsequent legal and regulatory challenges faced by the lender. ACE Cash Express, which operates over 1,000 locations in 23 states, has been cited for charging interest rates up to 661% APR and using coercive tactics to trap borrowers in debt cycles. The report highlights multiple settlements, including a $10 million payment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2014 and various penalties from state regulators in California and Washington.

The document outlines Blackstone Group's ownership of Lendmark Financial Services, noting its expansion through the 2015 acquisition of 127 Springleaf Financial branches. It highlights Lendmark's subprime lending model, which includes loans from $500 to $15,000 and interest rates reaching 60% APR in South Carolina. Additionally, it describes Lendmark's use of derivative securities to package loans for investors, issuing over $760 million in such securities since 2016.

Warburg Pincus acquired Mariner Finance in 2013. The lender provides personal, car, and home loans, with personal loans ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The report highlights the use of various fees—including a 'Recording/ Satisfaction Fee' of up to $151 and a $150 refinancing fee—which can increase loan costs. In February 2017, Mariner Finance issued $275 million in securities through the Mariner Finance Issuance Trust 2017-A.

Lone Star Funds acquired DFC Global Corp in 2014, a company operating as a payday lender, pawnshop operator, and check-cashing provider. DFC has faced significant regulatory actions, including a CFPB order to refund $3.3 million to US military servicemembers due to deceptive auto loan practices and a UK Financial Conduct Authority order to refund £15.4 million to customers for unaffordable lending and poor debt collection. The company charges extremely high Annual Percentage Rates (APRs), ranging from 214% in California to 33,465% in Poland, and has actively lobbied against interest rate caps in Hawaii.

The report details Fortress Investment Group's ownership and funding of several high-interest lending entities. It describes OneMain Financial as the largest subprime consumer lender in the US, noting its use of ancillary insurance products and lobbying efforts to relax state lending restrictions. The text also covers Fortress's $150 million debt financing for ZestFinance, which operates Spotloan using a tribal partnership to bypass state usury laws, and its AUS$100 million facility for Australia's Cash Converters, a firm facing multiple class action lawsuits over fees. Additionally, it notes a $3.28 million CFPB penalty against Fortress-owned Security National Automotive Acceptance Corp for illegal debt collection practices targeting US servicemembers.