American Express and MineralTree, an accounts payable provider, have teamed up to streamline accounts payable processes by providing a platform that incorporates the American Express Corporate Card in...
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The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) entered into a services agreement designed to ease reporting burdens and compliance costs ...
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The House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently introduced a bill designed to roll back the joint employer scheme to protect American jobs and entrepreneurship. The Save Local Business...
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Many small U.S. broker-dealers and financial advisors are abandoning the municipal finance business due to the increased costs of regulatory reform, said Kevin Dunphy, head of finance at Mitsubishi UF...
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Only 36 percent of financial organizations around the globe say they are prepared to handle information technology (IT) risks, according to a survey by Netwrix, a data security company. The Netwrix...
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Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) recently introduced a measure designed to permanently authorize and require employers use the E-Verify system to ensure employees are eligible work in the United States. ...
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The National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) voiced its support this week for the Trump Administration’s plans for regulatory reform in a letter sent to the U.S. Treasury. ...
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A bill that allows businesses in the state to no longer be required to purchase a delivery license if their deliveries do not exceed $10,000 annually was signed into law by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey this ...
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The U.S. economy grew 2.6 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis – a sign that the Federal Reserve may hold interest rates where the...
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U.S. Reps. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Tim Walz (D-MN) introduced legislation last week that creates the position of an independent Inspector General (IG) at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFP...
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Legislation requiring government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase credit risk transfers (CRT) with the private sector was introduced in the House this week by Reps. Ed ...
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The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) recently voiced approval of President Trump's nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle as Chairman and Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPS...
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The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) urged Congressional leaders to protecting and enhancing the tax code as it relates to retirement savings in its tax reform plans. Congressional Republicans, ...
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Republicans in Congress released a broad framework for tax reform last week that will form the basis of legislation to fix what they call the broken tax system in the United States. Committees will...
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A bipartisan bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act and restore the definition of “joint employer” was introduced in the House last week. The “Save Lo...
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The Trump Administration and Congressional leadership eliminated the possibility of imposing a Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) in its tax reform proposal, drawing praise from the Retail Industry Leaders A...
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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced last week a bill designed to ensure the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) protects investors via a public process for waiving automatic disqualification pro...
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